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NextGen to fuel growth in air travel, FAA says
Key airspace safety and modernization efforts contained in the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) will play a vital role in spurring long-

Key airspace safety and modernization efforts contained in the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) will play a vital role in spurring long-term sustained growth in air travel and the nation’s overall economic health, the FAA predicts in its annual aviation forecast.

For general aviation, the agency expects the number of fixed-wing turbine aircraft to grow at a rate of 3.1 percent a year over the 2010 to 2030 forecast period, jets at 4.2 percent, fixed-wing pistons at just 0.1 percent per year and rotorcraft at 2.8 percent a year.