FAA Takes Aim at Alaska’s High Air-Accident Rate
- FAA vows to address Alaska recommendations by next year
- Weather, unforgiving terrain cited in state’s crash rate
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U.S. aviation regulators are planning a significant overhaul of safety measures in Alaska to address the remote state’s persistently high accident rate.
A mix of new technologies including bringing automated weather tracking equipment to outlying airports and more traditional moves, such as improving aviation maps, are being embraced starting next year, the Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday in a press release.