Aircraft position information is essential for safe operations, including the parts that happen on the ground. While this ground piece has not been ignored, it is true that until recently it was not afforded attention equal to the flying piece. Consequently, increasingly congested facilities experienced a rapid rise in aircraft and vehicles getting lost on airports or going where they shouldn't go. The rate of runway incursions began to rise, and the rate of increase in the US was well beyond alarming (ATW, 9/03, p. 38).
Aircraft position information is essential for safe operations, including the parts that happen on the ground. While this ground piece has not been ignored, it is true that until recently it was not afforded attention equal to the flying piece. Consequently, increasingly congested facilities experienced a rapid rise in aircraft and vehicles getting lost on airports or going where they shouldn't go. The rate of runway incursions began to rise, and the rate of increase in the US was well ...
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