ADS-B launched over Gulf of Mexico

US FAA announced that air traffic controllers in Houston have started using ADS-B for flights over the Gulf of Mexico. Administrator Randy Babbit called it a "significant, early step toward NextGen" for an area that has lacked radar coverage. Controllers previously "had to rely on an aircraft's...

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