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An example of an aircraft using FAA-approved EMAS technology, which, according to their website, is used at 69 U.S. airports, not including Miami International Airport. Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport does use the technology.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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“If there’s not 1,000 feet of overrun, then they put these EMAS systems in to be able to absorb the inertia of the aircraft and stop the aircraft,” said Anthony Temperino, a pilot and operations director at Capital Jets Fort Lauderdale Charter and Aircraft Management.<\/p>\n
At Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, which is located in close proximity to I-95, Temperino noted that EMAS provides essential “added security.”<\/p>\n
Miami International Airport, however, does not utilize EMAS. In a statement released late Sunday afternoon, the airport clarified that its runway 12\/30 maintains the full 1,000-foot Runway Safety Area mandated by the FAA.<\/p>\n
“Engineered Materials Arresting Systems, or EMAS, are generally used at airports where space constraints prevent a full safety area from being provided,” the airport said. “No U.S. airport has EMAS at a runway end that also maintains the full, unobstructed 1,000-foot safety area. EMAS is intended as an alternative, not as an additional layer on top of one.”<\/p>\n
The airport confirmed that MIA undergoes a comprehensive FAA safety inspection annually and has consistently met federal airfield safety requirements.<\/p>\n
NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said investigators are examining the absence of an EMAS system at the crash site. The National Transportation Safety Board<\/a>\u00a0and the FAA are currently investigating the crash. The airport stated it will cooperate fully with the review and evaluate any recommendations resulting from the investigation.<\/p>\n