$3 Billion Sought For ADS-B Equipage

The aviation industry is seeking $3 billion from Congress over the next four years to fund equipage for Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B).

Testifying Feb. 11 before the House Aviation Subcommittee, Clayton M. Jones, Rockwell Collins chairman, president and CEO, said the government funding would allow “the vast majority of the commercial and GA fleet” to be equipped for ADS-B long before FAA’s proposed 2020 mandate.

In written testimony, Jones said industry was “very encouraged” by the introduction of a Senate amendment that would provide FAA with increased certification resources and expedite deployment of the ADS-B ground infrastructure and Required Navigation Performance (RNP). If adopted as legislation, the amendment “will allow for the accrual of RNP and ADS-B benefits much sooner than the previously scheduled 2018 date,” he said.

Jones appeared before Congress on behalf of the Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA), the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA).