The FAA said in April it would install new surface awareness technology at four airports, including Nashville by July.
Ms Homendy said it is unclear if that technology has been installed and if it is currently operating.
“Was it online on that runway,” Ms Homendy said. “Did warnings go off?”
The FAA declined to comment on whether the technology was operating.
Alaska confirmed it was refunding passengers their airfare and giving them US$1,000 (S$1,300) to assist with inconvenience from the flight.
“We recognise how distressing this incident must have been, and we are grateful to you and our crew for everyone’s calm and patience throughout this experience,” Alaska told passengers in an email posted on social media that was confirmed by the carrier.
In 2023, a series of near-miss incidents raised concerns about US aviation safety and the strain on understaffed air traffic control operations.
FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker told reporters on Sept 11 that the number of serious runway incursion incidents had fallen by over 50 per cent, but “we continue to work the issue by creating more technology for controllers, more technology in the arrival facilities.”
In June, the NTSB found that incorrect assumptions on the part of an air traffic controller led to a February 2023 near-collision between a FedEx plane and a Southwest aircraft in Austin, Texas.
The two planes came within about 52m of each other when the FedEx Boeing 767 was forced to fly over the Southwest 737-700 to avoid a crash in poor visibility conditions.
Ms Homendy said in June the board wants low-visibility training for controllers and faster deployment of technology at airports and cockpit alerts to prevent future near-collisions. REUTERS
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