NBTA Praises FAA Review of Communications Infrastructure

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. December 10, 2009

DECEMBER 10,2009 - The National Business Travel Association (NBTA) -- the voice of business travel -- today applauded the announcement by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Randy Babbitt of the formation of an independent review panel to "examine the November 19, 2009 outage of the FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure (FTI)," which caused a wave of flight cancellations and delays across the United States.

FAA explained that the panel will survey both the architecture and management of the FTI and recommend improvements. One panel report will examine the events of November 19, and a second will consider "the present and future architecture as it relates to emerging technology and future FAA systems."

NBTA Executive Director & COO, Michael W. McCormick, said, "The creation of this FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure review panel shows Administrator Babbitt's dedication to ensuring this country can benefit from a world-class air traffic system that meets our needs now and into the future."

For more details, visit http://www.faa.gov/news/press_releases/news_story.cfm?newsId=11026.