WASHINGTON - eTradeWire -- In California two airplanes narrowly avoided a midair collision last week when one plane received a traffic collision avoidance system alert - what has been described as a "last defense against mid-air collisions" - resulting an abrupt maneuver designed to save hundreds of lives.

Although only two passenger were injured, this is only the latest in a growing string of near collisions at or near airports, many of which are kept secret, claims a George Washington University professor who says there is a simple and inexpensive possible remedy which should at least be evaluated if not actually tested, before there are mass fatalities.

As the New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/08/21/...) reported, most close calls - some so close they have been termed "skin to skin"  - "have not been disclosed to the public. See:

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Most Airplane Deadly Near Misses Kept Secret; While Inexpensive Remedy Isn't Even Being Studied

So it may be time to turn to or at least test a very powerful new technology - AI - to reduce the risk, says professor John Banzhaf, an MIT graduate with two U.S. patents who studies safety, and who's proposals for safer school bus design were adopted by the U.S. government.

But there's an inexpensive but effective system which could be tested in weeks at any major university, and put into effect within months, which could help overworked controllers get a handle on the problem, and possibly save hundreds of lives, says Banzhaf.

His idea in a nutshell is to use already existing AI software to monitor airport radio transmissions, and to have the computer system then warn controllers of possible runway incursions; eventually also possibly providing the AI computer program with input from other existing technologies including ground-based radar, digital cameras and complex target-analytics software already in use and tested in airports such as Miami's..

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In summary, the professor asks whether a simple test of using AI to warn about possible runway incursions isn't warranted if not long overdue, especially now that so many life-threatening near crashes have occurred already just this year and seem to be increasing.

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