Aero Linx: ADS-B General Information The FAA's Surveillance and Broadcast Services program office was formed in 2005. The program office will change the nation's air traffic control system from one that relies on radar technology to a system that uses precise location data from the global satellite network. Enabling this evolution is a proven technology called Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B). ADS-B is a crucial component of the nation's Next-Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen), and its implementation over the next 20 years will turn the NextGen vision into a reality. After years of research and development, and use by general aviation pilots in Alaska and air transport carriers in the Ohio River Va

Abeam An aircraft is "abeam" a fix, point, or object when that fix, point, or object is approximately 90 degrees to the right or left of the aircraft track. Abeam indicates a general position rather than a precise point.

"This was a huge collaborative effort... My schedulers worked closely with flight managers from the command and control directorate, and we all worked tirelessly with the operations group at Dover (AFB) to get the mission planned." Source: Harold Guckin, the chief planner for the Contingency Channel Operations Directorate, commenting on the opening of a new nonstop route from the U.S. to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The aircrew members and aircraft originated from the 436th Airlift Wing at Dover Air Force Base, DE.