Summary: In remarks before the Atlanta Aero Club on May 5, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) chief Randy Babbitt said a final FAA reauthorization bill would help the agency's planning and management of the large-scale, long-term work involved in completing the transformation of today's ground-based aviation system into a satellite-based Next Generation (NextGen) system. Once the necessary NextGen technologies are installed, Babbitt pointed out, savings in costs and time would follow for all aviators. Following his remarks in Atlanta, Babbitt was interviewed for this week's NBAA Flight Plan podcast.
