The FAA this week released its final rule on ADS-B equipage in the mid-term, mandating ADS-B Out capability by 2020 for every aircraft using airspace where a transponder is currently required. Predictably, GA groups feel that they will be made to shoulder a large financial burden that ultimately will benefit airlines and air travelers rather [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘ADS-B’
April 20, 2009
South Florida ADS-B rollout feted
The Miami Herald had a reasonably accurate report about NextGen, hooked to an FAA/ITT-sponsored junket related to the South Florida ADS-B rollout. Would it be poor form to lament the — entirely typical — lack of outside perspectives against which to measure official claims?
February 3, 2009
FAA updates NextGen Implementation Plan; emphasis on avionics
There’s a new plan in town, and it comes from the FAA. The current update to the NextGen Implementation Plan (summary here; full doc available here) outlines the agency’s implementation commitments for the next five years, locks in a set of capabilities that it aims to make operational by 2018, and lays out a roadmap [...]
January 26, 2009
US Airways to equip its A330s with ADS-B
from Aviation Week: US Airways plans to use its long-haul Airbus A330 fleet in a new FAA trial that is expected to bring the benefits of satellite-based navigation links to congested Northeast airspace and transatlantic routes. The US Airways project – which also includes manufacturer Aviation Communications and Surveillance Systems (ACSS) – is the most [...]
December 6, 2008
NetJets, FAA sign NextGen agreement
From Aviation Week: NetJets Aviation Inc. has signed a wide ranging agreement with the FAA that will place the fractional jet operator in the forefront of the transformation of the U.S. air transportation system under the NextGen modernization program. NetJets officials and FAA managers from a range of the agency’s functional areas will meet later [...]
December 1, 2008
EU looking at 2015 for an ADS-B Out mandate: report
A great article from John Sheridan of AIN online on the differing timetables and perspectives around ADS-B out in Europe vs. the U.S. Some excerpts: At the Air Traffic Control Association’s annual November Convention in Washington, FAA director of surveillance and broadcast services Vincent Capezutto advised AIN that he expected that the final rule covering [...]
November 26, 2008
Nationwide ADS-B ground rollout formally announced
It was not exactly unexpected, but ADS-B has been deemed officially fit for prime time. Acting FAA Administrator Bobby Sturgell announced a nationwide rollout of ground stations yesterday in a speech before the Aero Club in Washington. (Press release here.) In the short term, the biggest beneficiary of this “in-service decision” will be system integrator [...]
November 3, 2008
Honeywell, ACSS receive funding to demonstrate ADS-B’s value
The FAA says it wants to speed up the deployment of avionics that can take advantage of ADS-B technology, and is funding a small demonstration project meant to prove the value of having that data in the cockpit. (FAA Press release) The $9 million effort will be conducted by Honeywell and ACSS, and calls for [...]
October 9, 2008
Comment period reopened on proposed ‘ADS-B out’ requirments
The FAA has reopened the comment period related to ‘ADS-B out’ performance requirements, now that the ADS-B aviation rulemaking committee report is available. A searchable index of the docket including all comments submitted so far is available here. Cutoff date for responses is November 3; you can also fax comments to (202) 493-2251.
September 30, 2008
Cost-benefit of ADS-B ‘non-positive,’ general aviation says
Operators have responded to the proposed ADS-B mandate for general aviation aircraft with a Bronx cheer, AINonline reports. A cost-benefit case for ADS-B equipage of general aviation aircraft cannot be made, concluded an Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) in a report published last week. Analysis of public comments relating to the FAA’s September 2007 ADS-B NPRM [...]
September 19, 2008
ADS-B delivers South Florida pilots traffic and weather
The FAA reports pilots flying in aircraft equipped with ADS-B in South Florida can now receive free traffic and weather information on their cockpit displays. For traffic, it’s the first time pilots can see the same info available to air traffic controllers. Read more in this FAA press release and in this press release from [...]
September 2, 2008
More from Oshkosh: Sturgell sees controller workload easing
As I mentioned earlier, Acting FAA Administrator Robert Sturgell took questions about air traffic control and NextGen issues at last week’s AirVenture event. While a transcript isn’t available, AIN Online did have some additional quotes and insight in their report from Oshkosh. Sturgell characterized the nation’s ATC system as being: in a “transition” phase as [...]
September 1, 2008
[Update] ADS-B Air-to-Air capabilities
Updating my previous post, I had a chance to look at the FAA’s final Statement of Objectives (link to word doc here) related to the ADS-B Performance Requirments contract that will be awarded in the next six weeks. I have to be honest: Between the acronym soup and the agency-speak, it’s pretty hard to wade your way [...]
August 30, 2008
Contract opportunity: ADS-B Air to Air Capabilities
An updated list of documents and requirements has been posted regarding the FAA’s project entitled: “ADS-B Air to Air Capabilities – Acceleration of Surface Conflict Detection and Cockpit Alert Capabilities. Identification of Performance Requirements” This will obviously be essential for the industry reps who are gathering on September 3 for a mini-trade show on this [...]
