- Commercial Aerospace
FAA, JetBlue sign NextGen agreement for East Coast, Caribbean routes
WASHINGTON, 7 Feb. 2011. The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced today that the FAA and JetBlue have signed a Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) agreement that will allow the airline to fly more precise, satellite-based flights from Boston and New York to Florida and the Caribbean beginning in 2012. NextGen is the transformation of the U.S. national airspace system from a ground-based system of air traffic control to one based on satellites, which will enhance safety and reduce aviation congestion.