A committee of experts was held on the 15th to discuss safety measures in response to the collision between planes at Haneda Airport. At the meeting, there were a number of opinions calling for the introduction of a system that not only changes the color of the monitor used by air traffic controllers, but also alerts controllers to an abnormality with audible sound when an aircraft accidentally approaches a runway.
The second meeting of the review committee held on the 15th at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism was attended by experts who are familiar with human error, as well as current and retired pilots and air traffic controllers.
According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, at the meeting, pilots and controllers explained the current operation and required countermeasures from their respective perspectives, and then exchanged opinions.
Currently, monitors are used in air traffic control operations at Haneda and other locations to check the position of aircraft, and if an aircraft enters the runway incorrectly, the color of the screen changes to alert the controller.
However, currently there is no sound, so at the meeting there were many opinions calling for the introduction of a system that uses sound to notify air traffic controllers of abnormalities.
Other opinions include the importance of providing a forum for pilots and controllers to regularly exchange opinions, and opinions regarding how to operate the "stop bar lights" installed in front of the runway to prevent erroneous approaches. It means that it has also appeared.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will continue to hold meetings and announce an interim report around summer this year.