Aircraft
FAA Metroplex Effort Advances in Houston, Atlanta
The FAA has advanced airspace redesign efforts under the Optimization of Airspace and Procedures in the Metroplex initiative.
Delta Air Lines participates in airspace redesign efforts at its hub at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. (Photo: Atlanta International Airport)
Delta Air Lines participates in airspace redesign efforts at its hub at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. (Photo: Atlanta International Airport)

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has advanced airspace adjustment efforts in about a third of the regions designated under its multi-year Optimization of Airspace and Procedures in the Metroplex (OAPM) effort, which the Department of Transportation (DOT) inspector general cited as a program of concern due to its incremental pace and unclear benefits.