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Making sure new airspace plans have room for all
While the FAA moves forward with its operational evolution plan (OEP) to increase National Airspace System capacity by the end of this decade, a major cons

While the FAA moves forward with its operational evolution plan (OEP) to increase National Airspace System capacity by the end of this decade, a major consideration will be how many aircraft are equipped to take advantage of the resulting improvements in efficiency.

“Our biggest challenge in deriving benefits from airspace redesign is the mixed equipage and non-equipped users,” admitted FAA Air Traffic Services director Bill Peacock at the 47th annual Air Traffic Controllers Association (ATCA) meeting early last month. “They are the limiting factor in our delivery and implementation of significant airspace changes and benefits.”

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