Leaders Of The House Transportation Committee And Aviation Subcommittee Say Congress Must Be Involved

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) (pictured, left) and Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ) (pictured, right) released a statement reacting to the U.S. DOT Inspector General’s report, entitled “ADS-B Benefits Are Limited Due to a Lack of Advanced Capabilities and Delays in User Equipage.”

The report focused on the status of one of the FAA's key systems of the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen).
 
“For over fifty years, the FAA has effectively managed air traffic in the world’s busiest, most complex airspace while maintaining the highest levels of safety," the statement says. "However, a recent report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office reveals widespread and growing skepticism among the aviation community about the FAA’s capability to successfully modernize our nation’s airspace – the effort known as NextGen.

"Now with the Department of Transportation Inspector General’s report on the FAA’s inability to effectively deploy a significant component of NextGen nationwide, Congress must thoroughly reexamine whether the FAA’s organizational structure will allow the agency to successfully execute new technology programs safely and cost-effectively in the decades ahead.”

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