The pilots prove the first cabin alert system that detects possible collisions on track
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Kansas City, Mo. – The engineers are in the final trial phase of a cabin alert system that they say could avoid close calls on the track.
The “Honeywell Aospace, or” Surf-A “surface alert system can detect when a dishonest plane is brought on the path of another plane that has been clear to take off or land. The system gives the pilots two auditory alerts when an unauthorized plane enters the track in a collision course with the authorized plane. The first alert sounds 30 seconds before a collision, and the second alert sounds 15 seconds before a collision.
“It seems such a small amount of time, but things happen so fast, and from 15 to 30 seconds it is actually a very, very large margin when you move to the speeds that we are moving on a plane like this,” said Honeywell Doug Zoubczynski’s test driver.
The Aural call includes an automated voice that says “traffic on the track.”
“It’s very good, I would say directly, I call,” said Rybczynski.
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Surf-A gives the pilots two auditory warnings when they are in a collision course with another plane during takeoff and landing. The first alert sounds 30 seconds of collision, and the second alert sounds 15 seconds. (Honeywell Aeroscpace)
Honeywell’s team flew from the Kansas City center airport in Missouri to Topeka, Kansas. In the 757 test approach for Topeka, a member of the Honeywell crew parked a smaller Gulfstream plane at the end of the track, activating the surf-a alert system. After listening to both alerts, the pilot made a maneuver “underway.”
The demonstration simulated a closed call of 2023 at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Austin, Texas. In that scenario, a Fedex B767 was authorized to land in poor condition. As Fedex’s plane approached, the pilots noticed that a Southwest Airlines B737 aligned on the track under them. Fedex’s pilots were able to perform a maneuver in the last second to avoid a collision, but Honeywell says that the Surf-A system, which was not present at that time, would have given the pilots 28 additional notice.
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Surf-a is based on the mandatory technology of the Federal Aviation Administration called “Smart X”, and has existed since 2008. It allows pilots to know if they are taking off in a filming street, and if they come to a landing too fast or too high.
Honeywell began to develop the Surf-A system in 2020 when the aviation industry noticed more close calls on the tracks. Using the “ADS-B” technology, a GPS system that makes the position of an airplane known by other pilots, engineers could determine the trajectory of airplanes that are in a collision course.
The engineers aboard Honeywell Test Flight 757 have been developing Surf-A since 2020. (News)
In 2024, FAA reported 1,664 incursions on the track, which is when an aircraft enters a track without authorization. Seven of those who involved two planes in a collision course.
FAA has reported 657 incursions on the track so far in 2025.
The Federal Aviation Administration reported 1,664 incursions into the track in 2024. Seven of them involved airplanes in a collision course. (News)
“Surprisingly, I think that for many passengers, there is no alert system available today to let him know that he is about to meet another plane on the catwalk,” said The Feyereisen, a distinguished technical co -star in Honeywell aerospace.
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The FAA said that the best way to eliminate the raids of the track is to improve the infrastructure of the airport by adding edge lights, pavement markers, signage and make the skirting streets less complicated. Since 2021, FAA has granted almost $ 12 billion to airports throughout the country to improve airport infrastructure.
Honeywell engineers say that pilots are ultimately the last defense line to avoid track raids. (News)
However, Feyereisen said the pilots are ultimately the last line of defense.
“The pilots have a shared destination on the plane,” said Feyereisen. “The pilot can be doing everything correct, but on a path to disaster.”
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Honeywell Aerospace is launching the prototype to the main airlines, and hopes to have the certified system for September. The engineers said the system could be added to commercial flights in early 2026.