New landing approach follows mishap=0APosted by the Asbury Park Press on 12= /23/06=0ATHE ASSOCIATED PRESS=0A Post Comment =0ANEWARK =97 The Federal Avi= ation Administration has cleared Continental Airlines to use a new computer= ized landing system on Newark Liberty International Airport's runway 29, si= te of an incident in October in which a passenger jet missed the runway and= landed on an adjacent taxiway.=0AThe procedure, called Required Navigation= Performance, will provide a safer approach for planes landing on runway 29= and could also help alleviate congestion, according to aviation experts fa= miliar with Newark's airport.=0AContinental had been pursuing approval for = the approach to runway 29 before the Oct. 28 incident involving Flight 1883= from Orlando, according to FAA spokesman Jim Peters. The airline's request= was approved by the FAA on Dec. 1.=0AThe new approach uses on-board comput= ers and satellite-based navigation equipment to create a virtual "highway i= n the sky" pilots can view on a cockpit-mounted display.=0AMost domestic pl= anes are equipped with the technology, Peters said, but the FAA must develo= p a specific program for individual runways to be coded into the airplane's= computer.=0ANewark Liberty's two primary runways, which run northeast to s= outhwest, are already set up for the approaches but only use it as a backup= to the primary Instrument Landing System, a precision instrument approach = that displays in the cockpit whether a plane is lined up with the middle of= the runway.=0A"If you're flying into Newark and landing on one of the main= runways, we have approaches that break off to 29," said Russ Halleran, pre= sident of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association union at the air= port.=0AIn the Oct. 28 missed-runway incident at Newark, Flight 1883 carryi= ng 154 people was cleared for an approach to runway 22L, which lands to the= southwest, before being directed to land on runway 29 and eventually landi= ng on the parallel taxiway.=0AThe incidence of jets landing on taxiways is = rare.=0AIn its review of the incident, Continental found that "despite misi= dentifying the runway, the pilots performed their duties in a professional = manner," according to company spokeswoman Mary Clark.=0APost a Comment =0A= =0A=0AThis article does not have any comments associated with it=0A=0A=0A= =0A=0A=0AText Size:||=0A E-mail Print Subscribe E-mail Alerts =0A(AP= PHOTO)=0AA Continental Airlines jet lands on runway 29 at Newark Liberty I= nternational Airport. The airline has been approved by the FAA to use a new= landing system at the airport.=0ARelated news from the Web=0ALatest headli= nes by topic:=0A=95 Transportation =0A=95 Flying =0A=95 Airlines =0A=95 Rea= l Estate =0A=95 Life =0A=95 Continental Airlines =0A=95 Hobbies =0A=95 US N= ews =0A=95 Federal Aviation Administration =0A=0APowered by Topix.net=0AAdv= ertisement=0A =0A=0A=0AWatch for Top Jobs coming to this space soon.=0A=0A= =0A=0A=0APartners: Jobs: CareerBuilder.com =95 Cars: Cars.com =95 Apartment= s: Apartments.com =95 Shopping: ShopLocal.com=0ACopyright =A9 2006 Asbury P= ark Press. All rights reserved.=0AUse of this site signifies your agreement= to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. (Updated June 7, 2005) =0ASite= design by Asbury Park Press / Contact us=0AUSA Today =95 USA Weekend =95 G= annett Co. Inc. =95 Gannett Foundation