FAA Gives Thune a NextGen Status Update
February 5, 2017 – Back on December 1, Senator John Thune (R-SD), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, asked the Federal Aviation Administration to report promptly on the status of NextGen deployment, the agency’s multi-year endeavor to modernize air traffic control (ATC). The agency responded on December 15, the deadline given by Thune, in a letter that can be read here.