FAA's Role in Developing a Mid-Air Collision-Avoidance System V. 131086

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United States General Accounting Office
Washington, D.C. 20548

FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY
EXPECTED AT 10:00 A.M.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1986

STATEMENT OF

HERBERT R. McLURE, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

RESOURCES, COMMUNITY, AND

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION

BEFORE THE

SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS AND OVERSIGHT

OF THE

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON

PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION

ON

FAA's ROLE IN DEVELOPING A MID-AIR

COLLISION-AVOIDANCE SYSTEM

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Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee:

We appreciate this opportunity to share with you today our

observations regarding the Federal Aviation Administration's

(FAA's) role in developing a viable mid-air collision-avoidance

system.

Last week, FAA's Administrator announced his intention to

mandate the use of FAA's Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance

System, or TCAS, on all commercial aircraft, possibly as early

as 1989. The availability of such a system to help commercial

pilots avoid mid-air collisions will culminate an effort started

more than 30 years ago.