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U.S. Commerce Department Forms NextGen Vendors Group

The U.S.

September 26, 2011

UK Plans Dedicated Airspace for Bizav at 2012 Olympics

The UK’s National Air Traffic Services proposed a new airspace structure specifically to accommodate business aviation during the 2012 Olympic Games in Lon

September 20, 2011

North Atlantic Trials Demonstrate Fuel, Emissions Reductions

Flight trials to demonstrate new procedures intended to improve fuel efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of international flights crossing

September 2, 2011

FltPlan Flight Privacy Program Exposes Tangled FAA Policy

In the days and weeks leading up to the August 2 changes that eliminated the Block Aircraft Registration Request (Barr) program, which for

August 31, 2011

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Gulf Outage Exposes ADS-B Oversight Vulnerability

The loss of service from automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) stations in the Gulf of Mexico last summer exposed the risk inherent in the FAA

August 29, 2011

Pilots, Controllers Urge Safe Integration of Unmanned Aircraft

Air transport industry groups accept the inevitability of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) flying in civil airspace.

August 29, 2011

Study: Sesar Benefits Depend on Timely Deployment

The economic, environmental and efficiency gains promised under the Single European Sky ATM Research (Sesar) program are “extremely sensitive” to timely im

August 29, 2011

Unmanned Aircraft in U.S. Airspace is Inevitable

GA representatives accept the inevitability of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) flying in civil airspace, but urge their safe introduction.

August 26, 2011

Unmanned Aircraft Flying in U.S. Airspace ‘Inevitable’

General aviation industry representatives accept the inevitability of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) flying in civil airspace, though they urge a go-safel

August 23, 2011

Boeing To Participate in Russian Airport Overhaul

Boeing announced today at the Moscow Air Show that it has signed memoranda of understanding (MOU) with Russia’s Basel Aero Company, operator of Sochi Airpo

August 16, 2011

IG: FAA Oversight of ADS-B System at Risk

The U.S.

August 15, 2011

Temporary Deal Is Brokered on FAA Funding

Senate majority leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced this afternoon that Congress has reached a bipartisan compromise that will allow temporary funding of

LightSquared squabble raises questions about political games

The current GPS/LightSquared frequency battle could be described as Washington’s most recent electro-political struggle. At least two years before Presiden

Why has LightSquared’s plan meeting such resistance from industry?

Low-powered incoming GPS signals are allocated 1559-1610 MHz in the L-Band radio spectrum.

FAA looks to rein in controller costs

A report by the Transportation Department’s inspector general determined that the <a href="http://www.ainonline.com/ain-and-ainalerts/aviation-internationa

Congressional Impasse Forces FAA Shutdown

The failure of Congress to agree on an extension of the FAA’s operating authorization by Saturday forced the agency to furlough nearly 4,000 employees and

FAA Seeks Contractor For NextGen Data Communications Network

The FAA has issued a request for offers to provide data communications services under the agency’s Data Comm effort, considered one of the “transformationa

FAA Endorses Iridium Datalink for Oceanic Air Traffic Control

The FAA has endorsed use of the Iridium satellite data service for air traffic control (ATC) communications in oceanic airspace, providing airlines and bus

FAA Appoints Former Counsel To Lead Air Traffic Organization

Nearly three months after Henry “Hank” Krakowski was forced out as head of the FAA’s Air Traffic Organization (ATO), the agency named acting head David Gri

Saab Acquisition of Sensis Will Broaden Swedish Company’s ATM Portfolio

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