Runway status lights get OK From: Daily Breeze | Date: January 18, 2008| Author: Art Marroquin | Copyright 2008 Daily Breeze. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Experimental runway status lights that alert pilots when it's safe to take off or cross a runway are considered a "viable technology for preventing runway incursions," says a study released this week by the Federal Aviation Administration.

The report provides some good news for those who are hoping the $3.5 million experimental system will be installed at Los Angeles International Airport. For now, the FAA and airport officials are hammering out a schedule to install the system.

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