Regulations and Government
ADS-B equipage funding left out of FAA reauthorization
Although the FAA and JetBlue signed a $4.2 million “NextGen agreement” whereby the agency will fund installation of ADS-B avionics in up to 35 of the airli

Although the FAA and JetBlue signed a $4.2 million “NextGen agreement” whereby the agency will fund installation of ADS-B avionics in up to 35 of the airlineπs Airbus A320s, it doesn’t appear that new legislation moving through Congress will contain funds for NextGen avionics equipage for other stakeholders.

The JetBlue pact is for a pilot program that will allow the airline to fly more precise, satellite-based flights from Boston and New York to Florida and the Caribbean beginning next year.