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The core NextGen program is under budget and more than two years ahead of schedule, the FAA says.

Northern Colorado Regional Airport chosen as the test facility because of its traffic volume and the wide mix of aircraft types operating at the airport.

Without the votes, proponents are engaging in strong arm tactics to get them, alleges the EAA chairman.

Aireon said it now has 10 firm customers and 17 memorandums of understanding to analyze its space-based aircraft surveillance service.

Fewer physical control towers will be built on airports as 360-degree HD imagery can be fed back to controllers wherever they are.

More than 100 general aviation groups signed onto a statement against the ATC reform proposal, marking one of the largest GA collaborations on the issue.

The three-hour evacuation disrupted operations throughout the mid-Atlantic region.

Capital costs for a remote tower facility are between $1.5 and $2.5 million versus $3 million to $7 million” for federal contract towers.

Groups said that pending FAA reauthorization should focus on “addressing needed reforms,” including stable multi-year FAA funding.

Comparing the FAA system to other countries with dedicated ATC entities fails to take into account the U.S. National Airspace System’s size and complexity.

General aviation-friendly provisions in the Senate bill include expanded airport funding through the Flight Act and the Pilots' Bill of Rights 2.

Thales is working to boost air traffic management efficiency with new digital technology.

As the air traffic management industry moves towards primary en route surveillance, Thales displays its latest primary ATC radar

Based on its analysis, Duncan Aviation estimates nearly three-quarters of the U.S. fleet has yet to undergo the installation.

This week’s visits “could be the last general aviation group to speak with” lawmakers before they see a draft of a new FAA bill.

ICAO adoption of the new phraseology signaled international acceptance of “climb/descend via” clearances that the FAA implemented in 2014.

NBAA: Privatization of U.S. Air Traffic Control Bad for Business Aviation

The latest delay enables the FAA to integrates enhancements to the format while avoiding disruptions during the busy summer flying season.

FAA will return to the use of a mobile air traffic control tower at JYO as it continues to demonstrate the remote tower concept.

The DOD position was shared during a hearing on the the need to reform the nation's air traffic control system.

New regulations that will facilitate the transfer of airspace from military to civilian control are anticipated by year-end.

Overall European air traffic is expected to increase by 14 percent between 2016 and 2023, according to Eurocontrol.

New ATC center scheduled for completion in third quarter of 2019

The debate about privatizing the air traffic control system in the U.S. should be over: it's a bad idea.

Miami is the latest ATC facility to go on line with digital communications, bringing to 55 the number of airport towers operating with Data Comm.

In one instance, an ADS-B OUT system ground test created a false airborne target that generated a TCAS resolution advisory on an airliner on approach.

Changes range from mandated avionics upgrades to operational issues.

U.S. Airlines Smell Opportunity To Push Political Agenda With “America First” Trump

Embraer 170's transponder was in “standby mode,” causing subsequent “unintentional interruption of air traffic service” and near midair with Falcon 900.

Analyses by the military services indicate the Department of Defense provides up to 20 percent of U.S. air traffic services capability.