NextGen delayed until 2014

And you can bet that the airlines will ask for another delay if the higher airline taxes go through....
 
wsuffa said:
And you can bet that the airlines will ask for another delay if the higher airline taxes go through....
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We should disband the TSA and turn security back over the the airlines. They're the ones with a vested interest in passenger safety.
 
LDJones said:
We should disband the TSA and turn security back over the the airlines. They're the ones with a vested interest in passenger safety.
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There is a rumor in DC that some folks expect the TSA to make themselves the "baggage size" police.....

BTW, the airlines prefer the TSA to do security so they can blame someone else...
 
wsuffa said:
There is a rumor in DC that some folks expect the TSA to make themselves the "baggage size" police.....

BTW, the airlines prefer the TSA to do security so they can blame someone else...
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Absolution in abscissa is good for them.


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The existing FARs mandate ADS-B equippage by Jan 1 2020. If you are currently operating in airspace that requires a Mode C transponder, in all likelyhood you are going to need to upgrade to the flavor of ADS-B that fits your operation (1090MHZ for Class A, UAT for lower altitude) .

I believe Next Gen relies heavily on the improved surveillance and "probably" ATC -XPDR uplinks for data. That would logically place it after ADS-B based surveillance is in place, post 2020.

Until all the players are squawking nav like quality position and velocity, nothing else will really be possible with ATC. That will not be possible any sooner than ADS-B in any case.

There has been some buzz about a new transponder Iridium satcom link. It's related to mid oceanic ATC surveillance.

No project so huge as Next Gen is ever implemented without surprises. I havent heard of any new significant obstacles to the program.

The airlines object to spending money when the case for a ROI is unclear. As far as I know, the FAA has been able to imply potential for benifets, but really the details are TBD.
 
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LDJones said:
We should disband the TSA and turn security back over the the airlines. They're the ones with a vested interest in passenger safety.
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It'll be more intrusive. The airlines won't have sovereign immunity to fall back on if something does get through on some oddball off-the-wall threat, so they'll have to treat every potential threat as credible.
 
JeffDG said:
It'll be more intrusive. The airlines won't have sovereign immunity to fall back on if something does get through on some oddball off-the-wall threat, so they'll have to treat every potential threat as credible.
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Having actual effective security doesn't require it to be more intrusive.

"More intrusive" is neither necessary nor sufficient.
 
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