Category: Airports
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The FAA Just Handed Runway Safety to an AI. Here’s What It Means for Your FOD Program.
In June 2026, a Politico investigation confirmed what safety analysts had long expected: the FAA is deploying Palantir‘s Foundry AI…
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The FOD Audit Playbook: How to Prepare Your Airport for a Program Review Before the Auditors Do It for You
Picture this: A Part 139 inspector arrives at your airport. Your operations team runs daily runway checks without fail. Your…
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Part 139 and FOD: What Self-Inspection Compliance Really Requires
For any of the roughly 520 US airports certificated under 14 CFR Part 139, runway safety is a federal mandate…
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One Fence, Three Owners: The Airport Perimeter Problem Nobody Talks About
Most airports split perimeter responsibility across three departments. Airport perimeter security best practices require integration. Here’s how to start.
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Why Runway Pavement Repairs Are a Hidden FOD Hotspot — And How Airports Should Respond
Every airport has a FOD program. Daily inspections. Scheduled sweeps. Training for ground crews. But there is a gap that…
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The Hidden FOD Risk in GA Maintenance Hangars: Why Your Aircraft Service Area Needs a Prevention Plan
How clean are your facility’s hangars? Every general aviation maintenance operation has a blind spot that costs the industry billions…
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AI vs. Human Eyes: The Great FOD Detection Debate Across Aviation, Military, and Motorsport
The Formula 1 Safety Car races down Silverstone at 100 mph, its roof-mounted LiDAR scanner mapping every piece of carbon…
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UAVs in Airports: Advancing FOD Management and Safety
UAVs in Airports: Advancing FOD Management and Safety The integration of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) into airport operations is rapidly…
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Revolutionizing FOD Management: The Future of Autonomous Airfield Operations
In the rapidly evolving landscape of aviation safety, airports and airfields are increasingly turning to automation to tackle the persistent…
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Cold Transitions: Ice, Frost & Hidden Debris
Introduction: The Key to a Clean and Healthy Turf As the seasons change, airports face new challenges in maintaining safety…