US: FAA seeks to overcome perception NextGen is not delivering
FAA is fighting a perception problem over how much progress is being made in implementing the NextGen air traffic control modernisation program, a top agency official said. “There’s just not a recognition of some of the accelerated things that have been happening,” FAA assistant administrator-NextGen Jim Eck said. FAA is about halfway through an 18-year ATC modernisation initiative encompassing a variety of technologies and procedural changes. A number of members of Congress and US airline executives have complained that NextGen has moved too slowly. Part of the problem, Eck said, is that much of FAA’s focus has been on building foundational technologies to make NextGen capabilities possible, and the full benefits will only be realised once all of the elements come together. <br/>
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US: FAA seeks to overcome perception NextGen is not delivering
FAA is fighting a perception problem over how much progress is being made in implementing the NextGen air traffic control modernisation program, a top agency official said. “There’s just not a recognition of some of the accelerated things that have been happening,” FAA assistant administrator-NextGen Jim Eck said. FAA is about halfway through an 18-year ATC modernisation initiative encompassing a variety of technologies and procedural changes. A number of members of Congress and US airline executives have complained that NextGen has moved too slowly. Part of the problem, Eck said, is that much of FAA’s focus has been on building foundational technologies to make NextGen capabilities possible, and the full benefits will only be realised once all of the elements come together. <br/>
