Both teams participate in the identification and development of solutions and the establishment of program requirements and milestones. 

Relationships between the 
Federal Aviation Administration 
and the Aviation Community

The FAA will continue to work closely with the aviation community to develop and implement runway safety improvement initiatives. Organizations and individuals other than the RSP Office who can help improve runway safety include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Industry and Government Organizations, Unions, and Associations. These groups, which employ and represent the key individuals and organizations responsible for ensuring runway safety, include as members pilots, air traffic control specialists, vehicle drivers, airport management, airline management, and others.

  • Training Providers. Key training institutions and individual instructors are fundamental to runway incursion risk reduction.

  • Academia and Research and Development Laboratories. These individuals and institutions contribute significantly to providing a better understanding of the

 

 growing risks and fundamental causes of runway incursions and surface incidents.

  • Technology Manufacturers and Aerospace Corporations. All manufacturers and other businesses involved in creating high- and low-technology solutions to be applied toward reducing the risks of runway incursions and other surface incidents are partners.

  • Oversight Organizations. The National Transportation Safety Board, the Department of Transportation Inspector General, Congress, and others provide resources, direction, recommendations, and feedback.

  • The Media. Working with the aviation-specific and general media is very important to communicating successes and challenges. The media play a strong role in influencing public officials, commercial aviation, and the general public toward finding solutions to the challenges before us.

  • International Organizations. The International Civil Aviation Organization, the International Air Transport Association, the International Federation of Air Line Pilots Association, and other civil aviation authorities over time may increase their participation as causes and corrective solutions are identified in the integrated global aviation system.