Anna Forrester
MITRE has sought to help the aviation community collaborate with the Federal Aviation Administration meet the goals of the Next Generation Air Transportation System program, Aviation Today reported Thursday.
Juliet Van Wagenen writes that the company’s Center for Advanced Aviation System Development has released a report to assess the progress of the program based on the FAA’s implementation plan and midterm concept of operations for NextGen.
“Our intent was not to do an audit of the past but to help them assess based on where they are today, what are the things they need to focus on and what can be accomplished both from the FAA and from the stakeholder community,” Lillian Ryals, the center’s director, senior vice president and general manager, told Avionics Magazine.
The report says FAA-community dialogue is important to establish the business case for NextGen avionics and drive program adoption and stakeholder investment and participation, particularly as all aircraft are due to have the ADS-B Out system by 2020.
“The environment has changed over the last number of years and you always have to expect that something will change,” said Ryals.
“To combat this the FAA and stakeholders have to increase their level of collaboration, how they collaborate and how they resolve issues.”
CAASD also identified budget and technical maturity as potential barriers to user adoption, Van Wagenen reports.
The FAA has responded to the CAASD report with an aviation summit scheduled before the end of the month to address stakeholder concerns on timing, availability and ability.
