ATC
Natca Calls for NextGen Moratorium
National Air Traffic Controllers Association (Natca) president Patrick Forrey raised more than a few eyebrows in a recent speech at the Washington Aero Clu

National Air Traffic Controllers Association (Natca) president Patrick Forrey raised more than a few eyebrows in a recent speech at the Washington Aero Club, calling on Congress to order an immediate, comprehensive evaluation of the NextGen ATC system before any more funds are expended.

He said the FAA should suspend all work on the $1.8 billion automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast contract until a reappraisal of NextGen is completed. Last August, the FAA awarded the pact for ADS-B to a team led by ITT. If the system lives up to the FAA’s requirements, it will be fully
deployed nationwide by 2013.

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