Newark Liberty International Airport will pilot a new satellite navigation system designed to reduce flight delays. The New York hub will be the first major airport in the country to test the Ground Based Augmentation System (GBAS).
The next generation satellite system is meant to ease air-traffic control congestion and allow planes to fly closer, without reducing safety.
The rollout of new technology is part of recommendations laid out by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s Flight Delay Task Force.
Anthony Coscia, Chairman of the Port Authority, said: “As the Flight Delay Task Force concluded, implementing a ‘next gen’ air traffic control system is critical to reducing flight delays at the nation’s airports.
“The Port Authority’s investment in GBAS shows our willingness to act on the Task Force’s recommendation, and we’re very pleased that our customers at Newark Liberty will be among the very first to profit from this innovative system.”
The GBAS project will be partly funded by the Federal Aviation Authority and Continental Airlines. The carrier will equip 15 aircraft with the system and invest in pilot training.
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