Current FAA Safety Levels , Are ‘Unsustainable,’ , Expert Panel Says.<br />CNN reports that an expert panel has recommended several changes needed to keep air travel safe following <br />a series of near collisions at United States airports.<br />According to the panel, inconsistent funding and outdated technology are just two of the issues “rendering the current level of safety unsustainable.”.<br />The confluence of the <br />issues we identified results <br />in an erosion of safety margins <br />that must be urgently addressed, Federal Aviation Administration’s National <br />Airspace System Safety Review Team, via CNN.<br />The confluence of the <br />issues we identified results <br />in an erosion of safety margins <br />that must be urgently addressed, Federal Aviation Administration’s National <br />Airspace System Safety Review Team, via CNN.<br />The Federal Aviation Administration’s National <br />Airspace System Safety Review Team was established <br />in April to advise the FAA on enhancing safety.<br />The Federal Aviation Administration’s National <br />Airspace System Safety Review Team was established <br />in April to advise the FAA on enhancing safety.<br />According to the report, the way that Congress <br />budgets for the FAA has undermined <br />the agency's ability to operate safely.<br />According to the report, the way that Congress <br />budgets for the FAA has undermined <br />the agency's ability to operate safely.<br />CNN reports that the team also found that <br />investments in overhauling FAA technology <br />have actually had a negative impact.<br />CNN reports that the team also found that <br />investments in overhauling FAA technology <br />have actually had a negative impact.<br />According to the report, newer systems have <br />been layered on top of older systems, few of <br />which have ever been decommissioned or replaced. .<br />The report warns that the FAA currently <br />has an equipment replacement <br />backlog with an estimated cost of $5.3 billion.<br />The panel also concluded that understaffing has left the <br />agency without the bandwidth necessary to focus on , “sometimes longer-term, safety-critical areas.”.<br />The panel's recommendations come amid multiple <br />National Transportation Safety Board investigations <br />into near collisions on runways at U.S. airports
