Sat, Dec 05, 2009
Piece by Piece... NextGen Gets Defined
In a move that puts in place a fundamental building block of
NextGen, the FAA has finalized the industry-wide TSOs for ADS-B.
The ADS-B infrastructure is the backbone of NextGen and underpins
government and industry efforts to reduce air traffic delays and
realize environmental benefits.
As a key investment for NextGen, ADS-B will migrate the existing
radar surveillance infrastructure from the ground to a distributed
aircraft and ground-based system. Previously, manufacturers did not
have the standards necessary to design and build ADS-B equipment
needed to meet the performance required for NextGen. These
standards will now permit manufacturers to move forward with the
production of ADS-B equipment. If the necessary financial
incentives are also made available by the federal government, there
will be a dramatic acceleration of NextGen benefits including
improved safety and reduced costs for the FAA.
"These standards are a significant success for NextGen,
especially as we consider near-term opportunities to accelerate
capacity, efficiency and safety benefits," said Rob Wilson, GAMA
chairman and president of Honeywell Business and General
Aviation.
"The FAA has taken a considerable step forward by finalizing
these TSOs and we look forward to continuing a strong
government-industry partnership in order to maintain this momentum
as we move toward equipage and implementation."
GAMA's President and CEO Pete Bunce added, "As we shift from
the planning to implementation stages of NextGen, it is even more
critical that we move forward with reauthorization of the FAA and
the discussion over the role of federal funding for onboard
avionics equipage. We see a crucial role for the federal government
in accelerating the deployment of NextGen through equipment
funding. Equipment incentives are essential for achieving NextGen
capacity, environmental and efficiency benefits at an earlier
date."
GAMA is an international trade association headquartered in
Washington, DC representing 67 of the world's leading manufacturers
of general aviation aircraft, engines, avionics and related
equipment. GAMA's members also operate fleets of aircraft, fixed
based operations, and pilot training and maintenance training
facilities.
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