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2025-12-17 00:00FAA head details air traffic control modernization progress, next steps
By Lindsey Wilkinson December 17, 2025 FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford speaks during a hearing in the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images) With modernization efforts ramping up at the Transportation Department’s Federal Aviation Administration, leaders have a sharpened focus on efficiency, safety and accountability, Administrator Bryan Bedford -
2020-11-17 00:00National League Of Cities Resolution #48 Overflights From NextGen Airspace Redesign
WHEREAS, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is implementing both a National 6 Airspace Redesign—a multi-year initiative to review, redesign, and restructure the nation's 7 airspace to meet the rapidly changing and increasing demands on the National Airspace System 8 — and an Air Traffic Control System upgrade named “NextGen;” and 9 WHEREAS, Congress directed the FAA administrator to exercise leadership in the creation of 11 federal and international policies, regulations, and standards relating to the certification and safe 12 and efficient operation of civil supersonic aircraft in the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, 13 leading to new rulemakings on FAA noise certification; and 14 WHEREAS, the NextGen System allows for aircraft to fly more closely together, both vertically 16 and horizontally, during landing and takeoff, which has concentrated flight paths at low altitudes 17 over residential areas of the U.S. with increased frequency; and 18 WHEREAS, in some states, the FAA did not conduct Environmental Impact Studies that use a 20 noise standard that accurately reflects the impact of NextGen routing over residential 21 communities; and 22 WHEREAS, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Noise Control Act and the 24 Clean Air Act Title IV - Noise Pollution indicate that aircraft and turbojet engines are a source of 25 noise and air pollution that require mitigation; and 26 WHEREAS, problems related to noise include stress-related illnesses, high blood pressure, 28 speech interference, hearing loss, sleep disruption, and lost productivity; and 29 WHEREAS, frequent low flying aircraft increases risk on the… -
2020-03-18 13:05
It’s A Disaster
With the emergence of Coronavirus, we’ve noticed a great deal of Schadenfreude among airport activists across the world. Comments such as “It’s so quiet now. We should have an outbreak like this all the time!” The thing most residents forget is that we actually did twenty years ago. It was called ‘9/11’. If you look -
2019-07-22 16:19Why is it getting so much worse? (NextGen For Dummies)
Spoiler alert: The answer is not ‘The Third Runway’. However, you might call the current situation for residents in certain neighborhoods around Sea-Tac Airport a ‘Perfect Storm’. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth? Yes, there has been a great deal of growth in the number of daily operations. First, there is the fact that in 2012 Delta -
2019-07-14 21:55
UproarLA: Nextgen Nightmare @ Burbank Airport (FAA and BUR LIED)
FAA and BUR LIED | www.uproarla.org UproarLA has discovered the truth of how San Fernando Valley communities were sacrificed by the FAA and Burbank Airport in the name of efficiency and NextGen technology. Burbank Airport was alerted back in 2015 that new “condensed” flight paths would inundate quiet neighborhoods with airplane noise and pollution, and -
2018-10-25 13:02
As Sea-Tac Airport traffic booms, distant neighborhoods are noisy despite FAA plan
Sea-Tac Airport traffic is growing rapidly and set to expand further as the region’s economy booms. But in cities from Shoreline to Des Moines, airplane noise is raising increased concern among residents. Promised relief from a project called “Greener Skies over Seattle” never materialized. By Dominic Gates Seattle Times aerospace reporter After more than two -
2018-10-05 19:30
Washington Post: Senate gives final approval for FAA reauthorization, sends bill to White House
The 1,200-page measure sets standards for the agency, airports and airlines. -
2018-08-06 00:00
Categorical Exclusions, Metroplexes, and Aircraft Noise Complaints
August 6, 2018 IN10947 The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has initiated changes to airspace and flight procedures to take advantage of new technologies deployed under NextGen, a comprehensive air traffic modernization initiative that relies on satellite-based navigation and tracking to improve efficiency and airspace capacity. In some neighborhoods, however, FAA’s changes have increased overflights triggering -
2018-04-25 00:00FAA – NextGen Briefing to Port Of Seattle (04/25/17)
Safety – The foundation of everything we do • Mission ‒ Our continuing mission is to provide the safest, most efficient aerospace system in the world. • Vision ‒ We strive to reach the next level of safety, efficiency, environmental responsibility and global leadership. We are accountable to the American public and our stakeholders. Federal Aviation Administration Why Do We Need NextGen? -
2018-03-31 00:00The noise impact of the FAA’s NextGen program on the Vashon Island Community and what we plan to do about it
A presentation by David Goebel addressing the noise impact of the FAA’s NextGen program on Vashon Island. The document covers airport flow fundamentals, conventional RADAR vs NextGen RNAV approaches, and action items for addressing the noise issue.