Thu, Dec 16, 2004
Vows to Work for Its Success
The Aerospace Industries Association
strongly supports the Next Generation Air Transportation System
Integrated Plan released today and will work with government and
industry members to see it to fruition, AIA President and CEO John
W. Douglass said.
The plan, crafted by the Joint Planning and Development Office
under the leadership of the US Department of Transportation and the
Federal Aviation Administration, not only documents the looming
crisis due to the limitations of our current air traffic system,
but provides a clear path forward toward dealing with future growth
and the congestion and delays that go along with it, Douglass
said.
"We must move vigorously to build this new system," Douglass
said. "I'm encouraged by the administration's willingness to work
with industry to make these vital improvements."
With the release of this report, under the leadership of
Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta and FAA Administrator
Marion Blakey, the administration is well positioned to realize a
key objective of the Commission on the Future of the US Aerospace
Industry.
Douglass said AIA, together with industry partners, is working
to quickly rally a consensus on exactly how to make the
transformation to the new system, including marshaling the needed
systems engineering and integration resources. Officials can hold
costs to a minimum by using technology developed by the Defense
Department and NASA, Douglass said, and it is well worth the
investment when taken in context of the impact of aviation on our
economy.
Only by developing a strong public-private partnership and
mobilizing industry resources can we avert the pending crisis
documented in the plan, Douglass said.
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