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Solvency-A2: No TestingNextGen technology has been tested and inspected –only a matter of implementation NASA 2007 (National Aeronautics and Space Administration, “NASA & THE NeXT GENERATION AIR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (NEXTGEN), http://www.aeronautics.nasa.gov/docs/nextgen_whitepaper_06_26_07.pdf) Uncertainties in the total flight environment (such as winds, convective weather, unpredictable aircraft performance, and operator procedural changes) are manifest in many areas in today’s system, taking a toll on system throughput. In today’s system, uncertainty is managed by queuing traffic waiting to be serviced, and demand is managed by restricting access to the airspace to avoid straining capacity. The primary function of the current Traffic Flow Management is to identify and resolve imbalances in the demand and supply of NAS resources such as airspace and runways. However, the current airspace structure is rather rigid, increases restrictions, leads to ground delays during convective weather, and is largely unable to accommodate user preferences. Noise and emissions are becoming a bigger problem at airports and are already constraining the growth of the air transportation system. It is anticipated that emissions will also become a problem en route. Development of civil aviation must be compatible with environmental compliance. Finally, safety assurance is currently based on prescriptive rule compliance, with the regulatory authority focused on extensive testing, inspecting, and certifying individual systems and operational elements. Risk analyses are lacking continuity, are often time consuming, and are not always shared. Even though today’s system is extremely safe, there are concerns that problems are handled reactively rather than proactively. Next gen has been tested and ready to go online since 2011 Lockheed Martin 2011 (“Lockheed Martin Celebrates Opening of NextGen Technology Test Bed, http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/news/press-releases/2011/november/LockheedMartinCelebratesO.html) Martin (NYSE: LMT), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Embry Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) and a consortium of industry partners have opened the Florida NextGen Test Bed, a laboratory where new and emerging Next Generation Air Transportation (NextGen) concepts and technologies can be demonstrated and validated. The FAA's NextGen initiative is designed to improve travel through an integrated, adaptable air transportation system, enabling aircraft to adjust to factors such as weather, traffic congestion, flight patterns and security issues. The NextGen Test Bed, located at Daytona Beach International Airport (DBIA), was established by the Integrated Airport Initiative (IAI), comprised of aviation industry leaders who wanted to share their expertise to advance NextGen. Lockheed Martin and ERAU created the IAI in 2006. Today, its membership has grown to 15 partners, including DBIA, Barco, Boeing, CSC, ENSCO, Frequentis, GE, Harris, Mosaic ATM, NATS, Sensis and Volpe. "The NextGen Test Bed enables real world validation of concepts that will enhance safety, capacity, efficiency and security at airports nationwide," said Sandy Samuel, vice president of Lockheed Martin's Transportation Solutions. "Lockheed Martin is proud to support the FAA in transforming our national airspace, and making travel easier than ever before." As the prime contractor for the FAA's En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM) program, Lockheed Martin is building and deploying the platform for NextGen air traffic control initiatives that will enable the FAA to transition to future concepts and functions. ERAM is a replacement for the FAA automation systems and infrastructure used by controllers to manage airspace above 10,000 feet. It will process more than double the number of flight plans and utilize nearly triple the number of surveillance sources used by the current system. Lockheed Martin is a member of the NextGen Advisory Committee (NAC), which is working with the FAA to develop a common understanding of priorities for NextGen capabilities and implementation constraints. Lockheed Martin will host the NAC's next public meeting at ERAU on Feb. 2. "Lockheed Martin's leadership in helping develop the Test Bed has been very valuable," said Christina Frederick-Recascino, executive vice president for academics and research at ERAU. "From the beginning Lockheed and Embry-Riddle have worked together to make this facility a success." Lockheed Martin's Transportation Solutions is part of the corporation's Information Systems & Global Solutions-Civil business. IS&GS-Civil is responsible for a wide array of information technology systems and services in areas such as energy, health care, transportation, information and cyber security, citizen protection and space exploration. Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security company that employs about 126,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The Corporation's 2010 sales from continuing operations were $45.8 billion. Solvency-A2: No TestingNext gen air transportation system is testing and ready for deployment Jad Mouawad, 4-3-2012, http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/04/business/a-satellite-system-that-could-end-circling-above-the-airport.html?pagewanted=all (Jad Mouawad is the airline reporter at The New York Times) Capt. Mike Adams demonstrated what the future will look like at the nation’s airports as he pulled back on the throttles of his Boeing 737 flight simulator, setting the engines on idle to glide smoothly from his cruising altitude all the way down to the runway. Pilots using the technology will no longer need to circle overhead awaiting clearance to land, saving fuel and reducing delays. Starting in June, that’s exactly what actual Alaska Airlines flights will be doing when the airline begins testing the use of satellite technology to land at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport — all in the hope of saving fuel and reducing delays. Alaska Airlines, one of the nation’s smallest airlines, has taken some of the biggest steps in adopting a technology that allows its planes to navigate Alaska’s hazardous terrain, weaving through narrow valleys and mountain peaks, and land at remote airports in some of the worst imaginable weather. Now it wants to demonstrate that technology at big, busy airports, said Captain Adams, the airline’s chief technical pilot. Planes using the new technology will cut 30 miles from their approach to the airport by taking a more direct path to the runway. They will no longer need to circle overhead awaiting clearance to land. And pilots will not have to push and pull at the throttles — in effect, repeatedly stepping on the gas, then coasting — to maintain the altitude assigned by air traffic controllers as they begin a stairlike descent. 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