Fred Harteis News Articles - The recent groundings of thousands of flights have raised flags about skipped airplane inspections and botched repairs to wiring.

 

But what really worries aviation specialists? Runway collisions.

 

“Where we are most vulnerable at this moment is on the ground,” the chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, Mark V. Rosenker, said. “To me, this is the most dangerous aspect of flying.”

 

For the six-month period that ended March 30, there were 15 serious “runway incursions,” compared with 8 in the period a ...   more »