Official: FAA Will Endorse NextGen Priorities in October
The plan will include milestones, timelines, metrics and costs, by location, to deliver capability in the one-to-three year time frame in these areas.
Controller-pilot data communications, depicted here in an FAA exhibit, will be a NextGen near-term priority. (Photo: Bill Carey)
Controller-pilot data communications, depicted here in an FAA exhibit, will be a NextGen near-term priority. (Photo: Bill Carey)

The Federal Aviation Administration executive who leads the agency’s NextGen ATC modernization effort said the FAA will sign off in October on an industry-generated plan for achieving results in the next three years. The plan will prioritize precise approaches and departures, multiple-runway operations, data sharing on the airport surface, and data messaging between pilots and controllers.