The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has unveiled new rules for aircraft tracking equipment under the next-generation air transportation system (NextGen) to meet certain performance standards.
The aircraft will be controlled and monitored with greater precision and accuracy by a satellite-based system, the automatic dependent surveillance – broadcast (ADS-B).
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The FAA’s final rule requires aircraft flying in certain airspace to broadcast their position through the ADS-B by 2020.
The broadcast signal also needs to meet specific requirements in terms of accuracy, integrity, power and latency.
FAA administrator Randy Babbitt said the rule gave the green light for manufacturers to build onboard equipment that would allow air traffic controllers to know where aircraft were with greater precision and reliability.
The ADS-B services should also enable pilots to view the location of other aircraft in the sky around them on the cockpit displays, and show their position in relation to bad weather and terrain.
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By GlobalDataThe system should also be capable of providing flight information including temporary flight restrictions to allow pilots to plan safe and more efficient routes.
By 2020, the FAA will require ADS-B equipment to be fitted on aircraft flying in airspace including Classes A, B and C, around busy airports and above 10,000ft.
