TOGETHER,THE RIGHT TEAM FOR NEXTGEN

摘要

The faa faced some financial headwinds recent- ly but remains on course to complete NextGen's critical foundation by 2015. NextGen was buffeted by cutbacks and uncertainty in the federal government budget and a two-week government shutdown. Now the winds are easing a bit with a two-year government budget in place. Since this imperative modernization planning effort began, our primary focus has been on a much-needed upgrade of the basic infrastructure that supports airspace operations. This phase is moving us from a system dependent on ground-based radar to one that relies primarily on satellite-based technology. This initial stage necessarily included the introduction of new automation platforms we use to conduct operations high above the United States, near airports and over the oceans.