NextGen Implementation Plan

NextGen Implementation Plan
Author: Federal Aviation Administration (U.S.)
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Total Pages: 142
Release: 2013-06-18
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 016092071X

The 2013 Plan serves as a roadmap of the FAA’s ongoing transition to NextGen and provides an overview of the benefits aircraft operators and passengers are receiving from recent NextGen improvements. NextGen is the shift to smarter, satellite-based and digital technologies and new procedures to make air travel more convenient, predictable and environmentally friendly. Highlights of the Plan include the latest on metroplex initiatives, Performance Based Navigation growth, Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast deployments, surface collaboration and plans for future benefits. The plan devotes an entire chapter to general aviation and recognizes the growing role of this important stakeholder.

NextGen

NextGen
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Aviation
Publisher:
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2010
Genre: Social Science
ISBN:

Next Generation Air Transportation System

Next Generation Air Transportation System
Author: Gerald L. Dillingham
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 49
Release: 2009-02
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1437909779

The FAA is planning and coordinating R&D for the next generation air transportation system (NextGen). Transitioning to the NextGen will require FAA to continue to acquire new air traffic control (ATC) systems on schedule and on budget. NextGen includes system acquisitions but is a significantly larger initiative involving multiple federal agencies, such as NASA, which conducted aeronautics R&D for NextGen, and non-federal aviation stakeholders, such as aviation equipment manufacturers, airports, and aircraft operators. This report addressed: (1) FAA¿s ATC systems acquisition activities; (2) key NextGen planning and transition issues; and (3) key challenges that FAA faces in implementing NextGen. Illustrations.

National Airspace System: Setting On-Time Performance Targets at Congested Airports Could Help Focus FAA’s Actions

National Airspace System: Setting On-Time Performance Targets at Congested Airports Could Help Focus FAA’s Actions
Author: Susan Fleming
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 69
Release: 2010-11
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1437934153

Flight delays have beset the U.S. national airspace system. In 2007, more than one-quarter of all flights either arrived late or were canceled across the system. The FAA is making substantial investments in transforming to a new air traffic control system -- the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) -- a system that is expected to reduce delays over the next decade. This report explains the extent to which: (1) flight delays in the U.S. national airspace system have changed since 2007 and the contributing factors to these changes; and (2) actions by the FAA are expected to reduce delays in the next 2 to 3 years. Includes recommendations. Charts and tables.