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Next Generation Air Transportation System

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The Next Generation Air Transportation System, known as NextGen, is the Federal Aviation Administration's program to modernize the National Airspace System. The FAA began NextGen work in 2007 with planned completion by 2030, using new technologies and procedures to raise the safety, efficiency, capacity, access, flexibility and resilience of the airspace system while reducing aviation's environmental impact.

Facts
Year
2007 1
Significance
FAA program to modernize the National Airspace System 1
Classification
Status
Under Development 1
Sources
1. Next Generation Air Transportation System - Wikipedia
  • Intro, sentence 2
    began work on NextGen improvements in 2007
  • Intro, sentence 1
    program to modernize the National Airspace System
  • status sentence
    The FAA began NextGen work in 2007 with planned completion by 2030, using new technologies and procedures to raise the safety, efficiency, capacity, access, flexibility and resilience of the airspace system while reducing aviation's environmental impact.
  • In Group: Air Traffic and Early Warning Networks, Introduction
    The Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) was the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) program to modernize the National Airspace System (NAS).
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