Regulations and Government
Babbitt Pushes NextGen Equipage  
FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt says convincing operators to equip their aircraft for NextGen is a big issue.
FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt says convincing operators to equip their aircraft for NextGen is a big issue, which is one of the reasons why the NextGen Advisory Committee has a lot of industry representation on it, including NBAA and AOPA.
FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt says convincing operators to equip their aircraft for NextGen is a big issue, which is one of the reasons why the NextGen Advisory Committee has a lot of industry representation on it, including NBAA and AOPA.

FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt says convincing operators to equip their aircraft for NextGen is a big issue, which is one of the reasons why the NextGen Advisory Committee has a lot of industry representation on it, including NBAA and AOPA.

“I think there is a business case for it,” the former airline pilot and labor leader told AIN in a telephone interview just days before the NBAA convention. “Remember that when we go in 2020, when everybody is required to have ADS-B OUT, that’s clearly an obligation and one whose cost, I believe, will come down dramatically as the units come into mass production.”