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Flight Service Stations (evaluation of FAA Facilities). Report of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce Pursuant to Section 136 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, Public Law 601, 79th Congress, and House Resolution 17, 88th Congress. Submitted by Mr. Harris, Chairman. August 11, 1964. -- Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and Ordered to be Printed
Flight Service Stations (evaluation of FAA Facilities)
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce
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Category : Aids to air navigation
Languages : en
Pages : 15
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Category : Aids to air navigation
Languages : en
Pages : 15
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Transportation
Author: U S Government Accountability Office (G
Publisher: BiblioGov
ISBN: 9781289048280
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Languages : en
Pages : 32
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In response to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) selection process for leased automated flight service stations (AFSS's). GAO found that the guidance provided to FAA regional offices for evaluating community proposals and costs for AFSS facilities did not contain specific instructions on how to evaluate facility communication costs which generally make up about 50 to 80 percent of the total long-term cost estimate for a site. As a result, regional office inconsistencies in dealing with communication costs influenced the selections of communities and resulted in higher costs. After this matter was brought to the attention of FAA, it took action to standardize the criteria. Despite predicted reductions in AFSS staff levels, FAA regional representatives were telling communities that each of the new stations would employ about 80 to 100 people. After notification, FAA has amended such information. GAO noted other variances among FAA regions in the way they evaluate proposals and calculated long-term costs which indicated that more specific guidance was needed. As a result, FAA may have limited competition in some areas.
Publisher: BiblioGov
ISBN: 9781289048280
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Languages : en
Pages : 32
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In response to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) selection process for leased automated flight service stations (AFSS's). GAO found that the guidance provided to FAA regional offices for evaluating community proposals and costs for AFSS facilities did not contain specific instructions on how to evaluate facility communication costs which generally make up about 50 to 80 percent of the total long-term cost estimate for a site. As a result, regional office inconsistencies in dealing with communication costs influenced the selections of communities and resulted in higher costs. After this matter was brought to the attention of FAA, it took action to standardize the criteria. Despite predicted reductions in AFSS staff levels, FAA regional representatives were telling communities that each of the new stations would employ about 80 to 100 people. After notification, FAA has amended such information. GAO noted other variances among FAA regions in the way they evaluate proposals and calculated long-term costs which indicated that more specific guidance was needed. As a result, FAA may have limited competition in some areas.
Improving the Air Traffic Control System
Author: David Leonard Lewis
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Category : Aids to air navigation
Languages : en
Pages : 120
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Publisher:
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Category : Aids to air navigation
Languages : en
Pages : 120
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A History of the National Aviation Facilities Experimental Center, 1958-1970
Author: National Aviation Facilities Experimental Center (U.S.)
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Category : Aeronautics, Commercial
Languages : en
Pages : 110
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Category : Aeronautics, Commercial
Languages : en
Pages : 110
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Federal Aviation Administration's Facility Consolidation Report
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Transportation and Related Agencies
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Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 124
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Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 124
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National Airspace System : FAA has implemented some free flight initiatives, but challenges remain : report to Congressional requesters
Author: United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428976612
Category : Air traffic control
Languages : en
Pages : 80
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Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428976612
Category : Air traffic control
Languages : en
Pages : 80
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Index of FAA National and WA Orders
Author: United States. Federal Aviation Administration
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Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 196
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Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 196
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Assessment of Staffing Needs of Systems Specialists in Aviation
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309286530
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 115
Book Description
Within the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Airway Transportation System Specialists ATSS) maintain and certify the equipment in the National Airspace System (NAS).In fiscal year 2012, Technical Operations had a budget of $1.7B. Thus, Technical Operations includes approximately 19 percent of the total FAA employees and less than 12 percent of the $15.9 billion total FAA budget. Technical Operations comprises ATSS workers at five different types of Air Traffic Control (ATC) facilities: (1) Air Route Traffic Control Centers, also known as En Route Centers, track aircraft once they travel beyond the terminal airspace and reach cruising altitude; they include Service Operations Centers that coordinate work and monitor equipment. (2) Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) facilities control air traffic as aircraft ascend from and descend to airports, generally covering a radius of about 40 miles around the primary airport; a TRACON facility also includes a Service Operations Center. (3) Core Airports, also called Operational Evolution Partnership airports, are the nation's busiest airports. (4) The General National Airspace System (GNAS) includes the facilities located outside the larger airport locations, including rural airports and equipment not based at any airport. (5) Operations Control Centers are the facilities that coordinate maintenance work and monitor equipment for a Service Area in the United States. At each facility, the ATSS execute both tasks that are scheduled and predictable and tasks that are stochastic and unpredictable in. These tasks are common across the five ATSS disciplines: (1) Communications, maintaining the systems that allow air traffic controllers and pilots to be in contact throughout the flight; (2) Surveillance and Radar, maintaining the systems that allow air traffic controllers to see the specific locations of all the aircraft in the airspace they are monitoring; (3) Automation, maintaining the systems that allow air traffic controllers to track each aircraft's current and future position, speed, and altitude; (4) Navigation, maintaining the systems that allow pilots to take off, maintain their course, approach, and land their aircraft; and (5) Environmental, maintaining the power, lighting, and heating/air conditioning systems at the ATC facilities. Because the NAS needs to be available and reliable all the time, each of the different equipment systems includes redundancy so an outage can be fixed without disrupting the NAS. Assessment of Staffing Needs of Systems Specialists in Aviation reviews the available information on: (A) the duties of employees in job series 2101 (Airways Transportation Systems Specialist) in the Technical Operations service unit; (B) the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists (PASS) union of the AFL-CIO; (C) the present-day staffing models employed by the FAA; (D) any materials already produced by the FAA including a recent gap analysis on staffing requirements; (E) current research on best staffing models for safety; and (F) non-US staffing standards for employees in similar roles.
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309286530
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 115
Book Description
Within the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Airway Transportation System Specialists ATSS) maintain and certify the equipment in the National Airspace System (NAS).In fiscal year 2012, Technical Operations had a budget of $1.7B. Thus, Technical Operations includes approximately 19 percent of the total FAA employees and less than 12 percent of the $15.9 billion total FAA budget. Technical Operations comprises ATSS workers at five different types of Air Traffic Control (ATC) facilities: (1) Air Route Traffic Control Centers, also known as En Route Centers, track aircraft once they travel beyond the terminal airspace and reach cruising altitude; they include Service Operations Centers that coordinate work and monitor equipment. (2) Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) facilities control air traffic as aircraft ascend from and descend to airports, generally covering a radius of about 40 miles around the primary airport; a TRACON facility also includes a Service Operations Center. (3) Core Airports, also called Operational Evolution Partnership airports, are the nation's busiest airports. (4) The General National Airspace System (GNAS) includes the facilities located outside the larger airport locations, including rural airports and equipment not based at any airport. (5) Operations Control Centers are the facilities that coordinate maintenance work and monitor equipment for a Service Area in the United States. At each facility, the ATSS execute both tasks that are scheduled and predictable and tasks that are stochastic and unpredictable in. These tasks are common across the five ATSS disciplines: (1) Communications, maintaining the systems that allow air traffic controllers and pilots to be in contact throughout the flight; (2) Surveillance and Radar, maintaining the systems that allow air traffic controllers to see the specific locations of all the aircraft in the airspace they are monitoring; (3) Automation, maintaining the systems that allow air traffic controllers to track each aircraft's current and future position, speed, and altitude; (4) Navigation, maintaining the systems that allow pilots to take off, maintain their course, approach, and land their aircraft; and (5) Environmental, maintaining the power, lighting, and heating/air conditioning systems at the ATC facilities. Because the NAS needs to be available and reliable all the time, each of the different equipment systems includes redundancy so an outage can be fixed without disrupting the NAS. Assessment of Staffing Needs of Systems Specialists in Aviation reviews the available information on: (A) the duties of employees in job series 2101 (Airways Transportation Systems Specialist) in the Technical Operations service unit; (B) the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists (PASS) union of the AFL-CIO; (C) the present-day staffing models employed by the FAA; (D) any materials already produced by the FAA including a recent gap analysis on staffing requirements; (E) current research on best staffing models for safety; and (F) non-US staffing standards for employees in similar roles.
The Federal Aviation Administration's Process of Selecting Locations for Automated Flight Service Stations
Author: United States. General Accounting Office
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Category : Aids to air navigation
Languages : en
Pages : 20
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Publisher:
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Category : Aids to air navigation
Languages : en
Pages : 20
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