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The Dark Side of NextGen

The FAA’s March 2011 NextGen implementation plan is certainly a finely drawn view of what we should expect to see by 2018.

By Andrew Wood • Contributor

June 29, 2011

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A Honeywell Aerospace flight-test jet parked on an airport ramp

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Garmin SmartCharts

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Embraer's Phenom 300EV flight deck

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