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US consortium lobbies Obama
for share of $825bn package
Martin Ferguson.
“NextGen promises to deliver
THE NATIONAL Business Travel that with trajectory-based oper-
Association has written to the US ations, collaborative air traffic
Senate urging it to give financial management and reduced travel
backing to the Federal Aviation delays resulting from weather.”
Committee’s next-generation air Connors predicted “gridlock in
transportation system. the skies” if the US government
The American-based business were not forthcoming with
travel consortium wants aviation investment and warned that
to be included in president Connors: “Air space needs funding” failure to back the plan could
Barack Obama’s $825 billion cost the US economy more than
economic stimulus package. $40 billion by 2033.
Bill Connors, NBTA executive director, said In January the NBTA joined 11 other aviation
NextGen – a project that would overhaul the US groups in submitting a letter to the US Congress
national air space system – was vital to the to request stimulus funding to “jump-start” the
future of the airline industry and the business NextGen programme.
travel community. While some financial backing has been
NextGen’s objective is to increase the capacity granted, the NBTA said additional Senate
of the national air space system by using modern funding would lead to the creation of 77,000 jobs.
technology, such as satellite communication. If the Senate backs the NextGen plan,
“Business travel is dependent on a transport legislation could be signed by Obama in the
network that is efficient and safe,” said Connors. next few weeks.
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