FAA begins rulemaking process to extend runway safety margins

The FAA has decided to create a new rule to mandate a 15-percent runway landing safety margin for commercial operators instead of trying to impose the requ

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By Matt Thurber • Editor-in-Chief

September 28, 2006

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