Alaska Airlines said it's the first airline in the U.S. to install new technology that's intended to cut down possible accidents on airport runways and taxiways.

The subsidiary of Seattle-based Alaska Air Group Inc. will begin installing the Runway Awareness and Advisory System, which was developed by Honeywell International Inc. According to Alaska Airlines, the system lets pilots know they're on the correct runway and warns them if they try to take-off on a taxiway.

"By putting this advanced situational awareness technology on all of our planes, coupled with other systems we have in place, Alaska will be flying the most technologically modern airline fleet in the United States and our pilots will be assured of an additional layer of safety while on the nation's runways," said Gregg Saretsky, Alaska Airlines' executive vice president of flight and marketing, in a statement.

Alaska began installing the systems in July after three years of testing. Every plane in Alaska's fleet will be equipped with the technology by the end of this month, according to the airline.