Reports
NextGen Air Transportation System: FAA Has Made Some Progress in Midterm Implementation, but Ongoing Challenges Limit Expected Benefits.
U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). GAO-13-264. April 2013. 71 pp. Appendixes, figures, tables.
This report, written at the request of members of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, examines challenges facing the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in its implementation of the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen).
NextGen — an overhaul of air traffic control procedures featuring satellite-based surveillance, performance-based navigation (PBN) and data link communications — is intended to enhance safety in the National Airspace System, reduce delays, save fuel and lower carbon dioxide emissions.
During the “midterm” of the NextGen implem…
