Causes of Delays to the FAA's NextGen Program


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NextGen Implementation Plan


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The 2013 Plan serves as a roadmap of the FAA’s ongoing transition to NextGen and provides an overview of the benefits aircraft operators and passengers are receiving from recent NextGen improvements. NextGen is the shift to smarter, satellite-based and digital technologies and new procedures to make air travel more convenient, predictable and environmentally friendly. Highlights of the Plan include the latest on metroplex initiatives, Performance Based Navigation growth, Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast deployments, surface collaboration and plans for future benefits. The plan devotes an entire chapter to general aviation and recognizes the growing role of this important stakeholder.




Air Traffic Control


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Reports on the FAA's efforts to modernize the air traffic control system. Provides information on the overall status of air traffic control's modernization, which currently includes 158 projects funded through the facilities and equipment appropriation account. Information includes changes in total modernization costs, number of completed projects, and trends for unobligated funds. Also provides detailed information on cost and schedule estimates for 15% of 1996 F&E budget request. FAA estimates that the total cost of modernization will be $37.3 billion from 1982-2003.




National Airspace System: Setting On-Time Performance Targets at Congested Airports Could Help Focus FAA’s Actions


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Flight delays have beset the U.S. national airspace system. In 2007, more than one-quarter of all flights either arrived late or were canceled across the system. The FAA is making substantial investments in transforming to a new air traffic control system -- the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) -- a system that is expected to reduce delays over the next decade. This report explains the extent to which: (1) flight delays in the U.S. national airspace system have changed since 2007 and the contributing factors to these changes; and (2) actions by the FAA are expected to reduce delays in the next 2 to 3 years. Includes recommendations. Charts and tables.