Latest Next Generation Air Transportation System Stories
Crites nominated by the FAA for leadership and collaboration in implementing NextGen and other new aviation technologies DFW AIRPORT, Texas, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Jim Crites, the executive vice president for operations at DFW International Airport, has been selected by the White House as a Transportation Champion of Change, one of only 12 people selected nationwide for the honor. The Federal Aviation Administration nominated Crites for the recognition for his...
New technology will enhance precision approaches and landings at one of the top ten busiest airports in the country HOUSTON, April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) became fully operational with the first precision approach flown by a United Airlines aircraft using Honeywell's SmartPath Ground Based Augmentation System (GBAS) on Monday, April 22. IAH is one of two airports in the country participating in a pilot program, in...
Improvements designed to take advantage of NextGen opportunities will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and noise footprint in half and improve operational efficiencies and reliabilities ATLANTA, April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) will outfit its fleet of 182 MD-88 and MD-90 aircraft as well as several flight simulators with standardized, state-of-the-art glass cockpits and GPS navigation that will improve efficiency, reduce environmental impact and position the...
LONDON, August 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ATC Global Unveils 2013 Conference Agenda ATC Global revealed today an agenda for its 2013 three day conference, taking place on 12-14 March in Amsterdam, that will spark honest debate about the current progress with global ATM interoperability. A panel assembled to represent stakeholders from every global region will answer the difficult questions, discuss the current strategies in place and steer debate...
NEW YORK, Aug. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Alliance for the Advancement of NextGen (NAANG) has surpassed 1,000 members, signaling the unprecedented support for improvements in air traffic systems among travel and tourism industry and business leaders. In announcements across the country, officials highlighted that already the benefits of NextGen are being realized today, and there is a need to press forward the implementation of NextGen to ensure the nation's busiest...
A revolutionary advancement in air traffic management that will be hosted on Iridium’s second-generation satellite constellation, Iridium NEXT. Hood River, Oregon USA (PRWEB) August 16, 2012 Sagetech Corporation has won a subcontract by Harris Corporation, an international communications company that is providing integrated Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) payloads for AireonSM, a revolutionary advancement in air traffic management that will be hosted on Iridium’s...
OAKLAND, Calif., Aug. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Metropolitan Transportation Commission today announced that it is joining an important nationwide initiative called the National Alliance to Advance NextGen (NAANG). Created by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to call attention to the need for rapid upgrading of the nation's air traffic system, NAANG is made up of over 1,000 organizations of all kinds that use or rely on air travel and are concerned about the adverse...
STAMFORD, Conn., Aug. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PASSUR Aerospace, Inc. (OTC: PSSR.PK) announced today that it is integrating and displaying ADS-B (Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast) into its PASSUR Integrated Traffic Management (PITM) solution. ADS-B adds to the multitude of surveillance, customer, and industry data feeds that are already integrated into the PASSUR platform - a single, unified, independent platform for airborne and surface tracking, decision support, and...
Budget cuts would close air traffic control towers, reduce passenger and cargo capacity and cost 132,000 American jobs ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A study released today by the Aerospace Industries Association and Econsult Corporation estimates that budget cuts to Federal Aviation Administration operations as a result of sequestration could cost up to 132,000 aviation jobs, sap $80 billion a year from the nation's gross domestic product and strip almost...
NEW YORK, July 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- JetBlue Airways' (Nasdaq: JBLU) President and CEO Dave Barger was honored today by the White House as a Transportation Innovator in the "Champions of Change" series for his leadership in the joint Federal Aviation Administration-industry effort to implement the Next-Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) airspace modernization program. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood kicked off the day's events and recognized Mr. Barger,...
