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Airport Movement Area Safety System — The Airport Movement Area Safety System (AMASS) visually and aurally prompts tower controllers to respond to situations which potentially compromise safety. AMASS is an add on enhancement to the host ASDE 3 radar that will provide automated… … Wikipedia
San Francisco International Airport — SFO redirects here. For other uses, see SFO (disambiguation). This article is about the airport. For the BART Station servicing the airport, see San Francisco International Airport (BART station). For the television series, see San Francisco… … Wikipedia
2007 San Francisco International Airport runway incursion — Infobox Aircraft incident name = 2007 San Francisco International Airport runway incursion date = May 26, 2007 type = Runway incursion site = San Francisco Int l Airport California, USA total injuries = total survivors = 27 (all) plane1 type =… … Wikipedia
Ground proximity warning system — (GPWS) is a system designed to alert pilots if their aircraft is in immediate danger of flying into the ground or an obstacle. Another common name for such a system is ground collision warning system (GCWS). Commercial aircraft The system… … Wikipedia
1999 T. F. Green Airport runway incursion — Infobox Airliner accident name = 1999 T. F Green Airport runway incursion Date = December 6 1999 Type = Pilot error Site = Warwick, Rhode Island Fatalities = 0 Injuries = 0 Aircraft Type= Boeing 757 200 and Boeing 727 200F Operator = United… … Wikipedia
Airport security — refers to the techniques and methods used in protecting airports and aircraft from crime. Large numbers of people pass through airports. Such gatherings present a target for terrorism and other forms of crime due to the number of people located… … Wikipedia
Airport crash tender — FLF Panther airport crash tender in Germany. An airport crash tender (known in some countries as an airport fire appliance) is a specialised fire engine designed for use at aerodromes and airports in aircraft accidents. Airport Crash Tenders are… … Wikipedia
airport — airport1 /air pawrt , pohrt /, n. a tract of land or water with facilities for the landing, takeoff, shelter, supply, and repair of aircraft, esp. one used for receiving or discharging passengers and cargo at regularly scheduled times. [1915 20;… … Universalium
Airport — For other uses, see Airport (disambiguation). Pulkovo Airport in Saint Petersburg, Russia (2005) … Wikipedia
AMASS — Airport Movement Area Safety System (Governmental » Transportation) … Abbreviations dictionary
