The Federal Aviation Administration announced Thursday that it has installed a new safety technology at New Orleans Louis Armstrong International Airport designed to help prevent collisions between aircraft and airport vehicles on runways and taxiways.
The new system, called a Surface Movement Radar, is a specialized radar that sits atop the air traffic control tower and is designed to detect features on the surface of an airport — like fire trucks and luggage carts — enabling air traffic controllers to better monitor on-the-ground aircraft and vehicle traffic.
The system also alerts controllers of any safety issues, like potential collisions…