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Federal Aviation Administration. RECENT EVENTS. Crash of COMAIR 5191 in Lexington, Kentucky Air traffic controller contract implemented September 3 Very Light Jets (VLJs) – 5,000 possible by 2017 - Eclipse 500 certified by the FAA – Session 9.1, Friday morning
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RECENT EVENTS • Crash of COMAIR 5191 in Lexington, Kentucky • Air traffic controller contract implemented September 3 • Very Light Jets (VLJs) – 5,000 possible by 2017 - Eclipse 500 certified by the FAA – Session 9.1, Friday morning - FAA working to incorporate VLJs into National Airspace System • Airbus A380 - Increased separation standards for approach and landing - FAA modeling impact at San Francisco, Memphis, Anchorage, JFK • FAA UAS/UAV Efforts – Spring 2007 Meeting • Technical Center’s B727 “retired” • New Directors: Dr. Wilson Felder – FAA Technical Center Charles Leader – Joint Planning and Development Office
Next Generation Air Transportation System • Congress Tasked Agencies to Form Senior Policy Committee • Secretary of Transportation, Chair • Secretary of Defense • Secretary of Homeland Security • Secretary of Commerce • Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy • Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration • Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration • Established Joint Planning and Development Office (www.jpdo.aero) • Small and Focused Office • Close Collaboration with Experts in Government and Private Sector • Delivered “Next Generation Air Transportation System Integrated Plan” (Meet needs of 2025 and substantial near term benefits.)
FAA NextGen ATS Initiatives(NextGen ATS = NGATS) • Establish “Operational Evolution Partnership” (www.faa.gov/programs/oep/partnership) • Request for FY06/07/08 budget reprogramming/ acceleration/over target • Selected projects in FY-08 submission identified as NextGen ATS: • contributor • direct contributor • transformational • Initial implementation approval • System-Wide Information Management (transformational) • Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (contributor)
Reprogramming/Acceleration/Over Target • Communications investment analyses & voice architecture • Expedite advanced NextGen ATS data communication concepts • Cross-domain integration of flight plan/trajectory management • Flight deck and avionics architecture • Analysis of NextGen ATS Concept impact on FAA facilities • NextGen ATS technology demonstration • Flight deck/controller/maintainer NextGen ATS human factors • Wake turbulence research (potential separation standards reduction)
Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast(ADS-B)* * www.adsb.gov
Traffic Information Service – Broadcast (TIS)Flight Information Service – Broadcast (FIS)