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News, issues, personnel, equipment and developments about air traffic management.
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WAAS Approaches Outnumber ILS
The number of GPS-based wide-area augmentation system (WAAS) instrument approach procedures in the U.S.
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NOAA Expands WAAS Network
NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey last month said it incorporated 43 new GPS tracking sites into the continuously operating reference station (CORS) network,
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Notams Redefine U.S. Flight Requirements
In conjunction with the Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Defense and Customs and Border Protection, a
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FAA Reopens ADS-B Comment Period
In an unusual déjà vu-triggering step, the FAA has reopened for 30 days the comment period on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding Automatic Depende
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WAAS approaches outnumber ILS
As of September 25, the number of GPS-based wide-area augmentation system (WAAS) instrument approach procedures in the U.S.
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NextGen ATC test program takes shape at Embry-Riddle
In Daytona Beach, just 60 miles northeast of the Orange County Convention Center here in Orlando, the NextGen testbed facility at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical
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NextGen Taking Shape at Embry-Riddle
The NextGen testbed facility at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Daytona Beach campus is gearing up for a demonstration next month that will advance
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DOT IG Chides FAA Over ATC Uncertainty
DOT Inspector General Calvin Scovel III told attendees of a House Committee on Science and Technology hearing last month that “developing NextGen is one of
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UBS Reports Slowing Bizav Flight Activity
According to UBS Investment Research’s business jet update issued on Friday, U.S.
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Operators ‘Non-positive’ about ADS-B
A cost-benefit case for ADS-B equipage of general aviation aircraft cannot be made, concluded an Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) in a report published
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NextGen Taking Shape at Embry-Riddle
The NextGen testbed facility at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Daytona Beach campus is gearing up for a demonstration in November that will advance
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User consensus on ADS-B remains elusive
When the FAA called in March for public comment on its notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on ADS-B equipage, it was with the understanding that there was
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FAA video outlines NextGen plans
Everybody in aviation has heard about NextGen, the buzzterm that stands for the ponderous Next Generation Air Transportation System.
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Politics turning NowGen into ‘Not-quite-yetGen’
The prospect of instituting near-term ATC improvements as industry waits for the arrival of NextGen in the 2020s seems now to have been delayed for at leas
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NextGen Implementation a Huge Challenge for U.S.
While the need for ATC modernization is generally undisputed, DOT Inspector General Calvin Scovel III
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FAA Awards ATC Training Contract to Raytheon
The FAA on Tuesday awarded a $437 million contract to Raytheon to support the agency in training air traffic controllers.
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TSA Access Protocols Enacted for GOP Convention
Holders of DCA Access Standard Security Program (DASSP) clearances will be permitted to operate through the temporary flight restriction (TFR) areas surrou
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Media is better source for TFR areas
Warning that TFRs should be expected for any Presidential and Vice Presidential visits, NBAA is encouraging its members to monitor media reports of planned
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Avionics Update: Transportation Department begins audit of FAA's Nexcom project
The DOT last month began a top-to-bottom audit of the FAA’s next-generation
air-to-ground communications (Nexcom) program that is closely scrutinizin
air-to-ground communications (Nexcom) program that is closely scrutinizin
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FAA roadmap calls for gradual introduction of Rnav and RNP
The FAA has released a “roadmap” for performance-based navigation that would enable pilots to use Rnav and RNP (required navigation performance) procedures
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Battle lines drawn in ATC privatization fight
Although Congress is on its annual summer vacation, the battle over privatization of ATC continued at press time.
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"Tailored" arrivals reduce fuel and cut emissions
Boeing and its partners in industry and government accomplished significant reductions in fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions during recent tests
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Washington Report: NATA questions domestic RVSM costs
The National Air Transportation Association said in a letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that the FAA has failed to take into account the
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Potomac Tracon now in full operation
Consolidation of five terminal radar approach control facilities into the new Potomac Tracon, located in Vint Hill, Va., is now complete.
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Avionics Update: Arinc's digital ATIS package aimed at smaller airports
You’ve probably never given it much thought, but recording and updating those ATIS voice messages is a royal pain in the neck for controllers.
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Controllers blast FAA over staffing shortage
A shortage of controllers at Chicago Center and an uptick in air traffic in that sector are a prescription for disaster that the FAA has so far ignored at
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RNAV and RNP to replace ground navaids
The FAA has released a road map for performance-based navigation that will enable pilots to use Rnav and RNP procedures in all phases of flight in the Nati
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Nav Canada to proceed with fees increase
Following the mandatory 60-day consultation period, Nav Canada was planning to go ahead with a 6.9-percent average increase to its air navigation service c
