Canada’s TSB urges safety improvements at Toronto Pearson
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada made several recommendations after an investigation pointed to similarities in 27 runway incursions that occurred at Toronto Pearson International between June 2012 and November 2017. “Although the vast majority of incursions pose little to no risk, the [TSB] has identified a troubling pattern at Pearson International,” TSB chair Kathy Fox said Thursday, noting that on average 445 runway incursions have occurred in Canada annually over the past few years. The concerns lie with two southern parallel runways at the airport, she said, which are known as the “south complex” and used simultaneously in peak periods. These particular runway incursions posed a “substantial risk,” TSB briefing materials said. <br/>
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Canada’s TSB urges safety improvements at Toronto Pearson
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada made several recommendations after an investigation pointed to similarities in 27 runway incursions that occurred at Toronto Pearson International between June 2012 and November 2017. “Although the vast majority of incursions pose little to no risk, the [TSB] has identified a troubling pattern at Pearson International,” TSB chair Kathy Fox said Thursday, noting that on average 445 runway incursions have occurred in Canada annually over the past few years. The concerns lie with two southern parallel runways at the airport, she said, which are known as the “south complex” and used simultaneously in peak periods. These particular runway incursions posed a “substantial risk,” TSB briefing materials said. <br/>
