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News Digest DOT 60-15

Friday, June 19, 2015

FAA and the European Union Plan to Extend and Expand Cooperative Work Toward Seamless Air Traffic Services for Aircraft Flying Between the U.S. and Europe.  FAA Administrator Michael Huerta and the European Commission’s Director General for Mobility and Transport, Mr. Joao Aguiar Machado, signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) in Paris on June 18 to ensure that passengers flying over the Atlantic Ocean enjoy the benefits of NextGen and its European counterpart, the Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR).  The LOI expands the current agreement, which was originally signed in March 2011, to include collaboration on the deployment and implementation of NextGen activities while maintaining ongoing research on the interoperability of avionics, communication protocols and procedures, and operational methods under NextGen and SESAR.  The LOI reflects the strong commitment from the U.S. and the EU to harmonize air traffic technologies and procedures involving NextGen and SESAR.  This supports the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) Global Air Navigation Plan, which aims to harmonize air traffic systems throughout the world.  Contact:  Paul Takemoto:  (202) 267-4755.

 

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