US moves nearer free flight
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The FAA announced that its Free Flight Phase I program is scheduled to be completed by 2002. The Program Office has a budget of $635 million for the acquisition of equipment to be spent for the next five years. Some of the low-risk systems have already been developed, including conflict probe, sequencing tools and surface traffic management (SMA). An SMA system is now operating in airports in Detroit and Philadelphia that assists airlines in managing their ground operations.
Publication Name: Jane's Airport Review
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0954-7649
Year: 1999
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NTSB criticises FAA runway incursion plans
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National Transportation Safety Board chmn Jim Hall criticized the FAA for its failure to address the problem of runway incursions in a testimony before the Subcommittee on Transportation and Related Agencies. A total of 322 runway incursion were reported at US airports in 1999, a 71% increase about 1993 figures. The FAA is only beginning to implement the Airport Movement Area Safety System which would support the Airport Surface Detection Equipment.
Publication Name: Jane's Airport Review
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0954-7649
Year: 2000
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FAA looks to solve Pacific oceanic issue
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The FAA has been criticized by countries and airlines in the Pacific region for its failure to complete schedules in the implementation of automatic dependent surveillance and controller/pilot data link communication at the Oakland Center. The Flight Information Region is the largest such region in the Pacific, with a coverage of 18 million square miles of oceanic airspace.
Publication Name: Jane's Airport Review
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0954-7649
Year: 1999
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