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Air Safety Assured in Haiti

Steve Scott

Monday, February 1st, 2010

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Relief efforts in Haiti have been supported by the Pentagon and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), providing both intelligence assets and the infrastructure required to safely operate supply-laden cargo aircraft into Port-au-Prince International Airport and around the small and poor earthquake-devastated nation. The FAA dispatched a portable, temporary control tower to Haiti to help assist with aircraft operations at Port-au-Prince International. The tower was transported aboard a large, chartered cargo aircraft. FAA technicians installed and prepared it for service. The…

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