Regulations and Government
FAA drafts a plan for the future
Saying aviation faces the “one-two-three punch” of terrorism, ATC modernization requirements and tenuous global economic conditions, the FAA has drafted an

Saying aviation faces the “one-two-three punch” of terrorism, ATC modernization requirements and tenuous global economic conditions, the FAA has drafted an ambitious 20-year plan for confronting such challenges head on.

Simply called The Flight Plan, the 46-page document outlines the problems confronting aviation and offers ideas for dealing with them. Developed for initial implementation in the 2004 through 2008 time frame, the plan’s major goals are to increase air safety and capacity while more closely coordinating modernization efforts with the rest of the world and keeping a tighter lid on costs.