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The Government Accountability Office was the origin of one other inside-the-Beltway story. ABC's Lisa Stark (no link) and NBC's Tom Costello both covered its worries about the increasing risk of collisions on airport runways. Stark repeated GAO's warning of "a high risk of a catastrophic runway collision" while observing that the Federal Aviation Administration "has made some progress." Costello rehearsed the dueling statistics: GAO found 12% more incursions compared with last year; the FAA claimed 55% fewer since 2001. The GAO discovered fatigued air traffic controllers, dysfunctional ground radar and unsafe taxiways; FAA boasted of improved runway markings and stepped up training for pilots.
Andrew Tyndall 12/7/07 3:27:59 am

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