COVID-19 Slows Progress Of FAA’s NextGen Program

Bill Carey August 18, 2020
NextGen signage
The FAA’s NextGen branding was on display at a recent Air Traffic Control Association conference.
Credit: Bill Carey/AW&ST
COVID-19 has slowed the FAA’s 17-year march toward airspace modernization. During an online meeting of the NextGen Advisory Committee (NAC) on Aug. 6, FAA leaders affirmed what came as no surprise—the precautions taken to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 will delay...
Bill Carey

Based in Washington, D.C., Bill covers business aviation and advanced air mobility for Aviation Week Network. A former newspaper reporter, he has also covered the airline industry, military aviation, commercial space and unmanned aircraft systems. He is the author of 'Enter The Drones, The FAA and UAVs in America,' published in 2016.

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