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Free Flight is goal of airspace plan
The FAA has begun redesigning high-altitude airspace above FL390, and among the first beneficiaries will be Rnav- and RNP-equipped business jets that routi

The FAA has begun redesigning high-altitude airspace above FL390, and among the first beneficiaries will be Rnav- and RNP-equipped business jets that routinely operate at those altitudes.

“A lot of the traffic at 390 and above is corporate jets,” said Bill Peacock, FAA manager of air traffic services. “A big percentage of them are [already] equipped.” He added that the FAA has already briefed NBAA, RTCA and some fractional operators about the program.

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