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Industry, FAA Form 'Equip 2020' Group to Promote ADS-B
The aviation industry and the FAA have agreed to form an 'Equip 2020' working group to promote the adoption of ADS-B equipment.
The FAA has installed a nationwide network of ADS-B ground stations, but aircraft operators are slow to equip. (Image: Exelis)
The FAA has installed a nationwide network of ADS-B ground stations, but aircraft operators are slow to equip. (Image: Exelis)

U.S. aviation industry representatives and the Federal Aviation Administration have agreed to form an “Equip 2020” working group to rally aircraft operators behind automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) technology. The FAA announced the plan following an invitation-only “call to action” meeting it convened on October 28 in Washington, D.C.