Jesús Garza said the City is cooperating with the OSHA and APD investigations into the most recent death and looking for ways to improve safety at the airport.AUSTIN, Texas — After two deaths at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport this year, the City of Austin is trying to figure out how to improve safety.
Garza said that the City is cooperating with the OSHA and APD investigations, but he did not have an additional details to provide because the investigations are ongoing. Garza added that he has asked Jim Smith, the interim director of the City's Department of Aviation, to review the department's safety programs to help identify what"elements of the airport enterprise" are specifically under the City's purview, as well as the safety initiatives already underway at the airport and how the City can influence safety measures outside its direct control.
Safety at the airport is also set to be discussed at an Airport Advisory Commission meeting on Nov. 8. According to the commission's, it plans to discuss and possibly act on a recommendation supporting a recommendation made by Congressman Lloyd Doggett to the FAA in a letter sent on Oct. 16.Congressman calls for more training at Austin airport after multiple close call incidents