The Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced that pilots will start using new NextGen technology and procedures that will enable aircraft to fly more efficient, environmentally-friendly flights into Portland International Airport (PDX) beginning next year. The NextGen (Next Generation Air Transportation System) program uses cutting-edge technology, including new Area Navigation (RNAV) approach… Continue reading Portland, Oregon Flights to be Cleaner and Greener
Category: NextGen
News from the FAA NextGen project
New NextGen Technology Improves Safety and Efficiency in Western Colorado
The Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) have announced the activation of new NextGen technology that will help pilots address inclement weather around Montrose Regional Airport in western Colorado. The technology, known as Wide Area Multilateration (WAM), improves safety and efficiency by allowing air traffic controllers to track aircraft… Continue reading New NextGen Technology Improves Safety and Efficiency in Western Colorado
Garmin Leads the Way to ADS-B Future
Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd., the global leader in satellite navigation, has announced a comprehensive suite of certified and portable ADS-B solutions, providing options for any aircraft owner to satisfy the U.S. NextGen mandate for ADS-B Out and also gain immediate access to the benefits of ADS-B In, including high-integrity traffic and subscription-free… Continue reading Garmin Leads the Way to ADS-B Future
Effective Data Communications for NextGen
Beneficial Capabilities Air traffic service (ATS) data communications provide benefits in terms of increased airspace capacity and improved operational efficiency while also enhancing the existing high level of safety. • Increased airspace capacity. In continental/domestic airspace, capacity is primarily increased through basic controller-pilot datalink communications (CPDLC) that reduce controller and flight crew workload as well… Continue reading Effective Data Communications for NextGen
FAA/NextGen Bashing on the other Side of the Pond
If you thought we were occasionally unkind to SESAR, read this post. Then make up your own mind. While doing that, do not forget that what you are reading was put together before FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt was charged for driving under influence and subsequently quit the top-job of the FAA. Babbitt is a veteran… Continue reading FAA/NextGen Bashing on the other Side of the Pond
NextGen and SESAR – is this a race???
For the past several years news from the US repeatedly mentioned how the FAA was teetering on the brink of running out of money while Congress was debating the so-called FAA reauthorization bill. At one point the Agency actually shut down for a few days while extra funds were made available for them. Of course… Continue reading NextGen and SESAR – is this a race???
Metron Aviation Wins NASA Contract for NextGen Airspace Management
Metron Aviation announced that it has been awarded a contract from NASA to perform advanced research and development to further NextGen airspace management concepts. This is an interesting twist in the NextGen story… Metron Aviation has been recently acquired by Airbus. Metron Aviation will support NASA’s NextGen Concepts and Technology Development Project (CTD), as it… Continue reading Metron Aviation Wins NASA Contract for NextGen Airspace Management
ERAM suffers under FAA shutdown
En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM) is one of the FAA’s flagship projects that was supposed to be fully operational at all of the FAA en-route facilities by the end of last year. Formal acceptance took place in October 2007 and Lockheed Martin, ERAM’s manufacturer could be proud of having delivered the new system on time… Continue reading ERAM suffers under FAA shutdown
Meet EDA – The Efficient Descent Advisor
You will have heard of Tailored Arrivals… they are nice and work well but they often also need to be broken off prematurely when conflicts between aircraft arise. Now here is a tool that pre-empts the conflicts and releases the full power of tailored arrivals. Meet EDA, the Efficient Descent Advisor being developed by NASA.… Continue reading Meet EDA – The Efficient Descent Advisor
FAA Funds ADS-B for JetBlue
Low-cost carriers are not known for their willingness to pay for extra equipment that may be required to improve air traffic management. In this respect they are very much similar to their legacy brethren… Even when there is a clear business case, the mad rush to equip is usually conspicuous by its absence. There are… Continue reading FAA Funds ADS-B for JetBlue