![]() ![]() The incident comes after a half-dozen close calls in recent months that are being investigated by safety officials. Memorial Day weekend is reported to be the busiest weekend at both San Francisco and Oakland International Airports in years. "The NOTAM Improvement Act and the task force that it creates, will play an important role in the FAA’s ongoing NOTAM modernization initiative, which should be an important part of our ongoing conversations as we address and improve all aspects of aviation safety," DeSaulnier said in a statement. "Įvacuation order cleared at SFO's Terminal 2 after 'suspicious unattended item' was found His reaction to the FAA’s statement on the go-around process being a standard for safe operations, he commented on the pilot and the air controller’s role saying "They did what they trained to do, but they shouldn’t have had to do what they did, because the Southwest plane shouldn’t have been where it was. "We’ve had way too many of these in this country, particularly in the last five years." He spoke further about the need for enhanced updates to technology for the entire aviation industry. "The fact that these near misses keep happening is really alarming! You’d think the FAA would really be alert, after all the attention we’ve paid to it," said DeSaulnier through Zoom. It was earlier this week when East Bay Assemblymember Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA) a ranking member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure along with Rick Larsen, (D-WA) applauded the passage of the NOTAM Improvement Act of 2023 in the House. The Federal Aviation Administration reported in an emailed statement to KTVU, that it reviewed the events that took place and determined that "appropriate steps were taken to assure safe operations." Meanwhile, the National Transportation Safety Board said it was not investigating the incident. ![]()
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