Issue 4 2007

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NEWS
3 Sensis: new strategy position for Viggiano
4 Blakey steps down as FAA administrator
4 Krakowski steps up as FAA ATO chief
5 Life after Blakey: the contenders
6 Amsterdam braces itself for controllers
8 ANS CR: Klas takes over, Materna retires
9 McMillan to be new DG at Eurocontrol
11 Listings of last issue’s poll winners

COVER STORY
ADS-B on a roll
Three hot areas for ADS-B — Asia-Pacific, the US and Canada — are opening up as the new masters of navigation introduce the surveillance system of the future.
13 Asia-Pacific falls sway to ADS-B
From Nepal to Fiji a whole region (almost) is coming under the sway of the concept of a seamless ADS-B. Following the ICAO endorsement of the product for the region, what are the tasks that need to be faced?
17 FAA bites the bullet
This August the US Federal Aviation Administration awarded a contract for the first phase of roll-out of ADS-B across the country to a consortium led by ITT. The FAA says in six years’ time the whole of the US will be covered.
20 NavCanada puts theory into practice
NavCanada is putting ambitious ADS-B and multilateration plans into action. A lot has been done with yet more to come.

FEATURE
32 Formulating the principles of safety
Phil Peguero is retiring from Airways New Zealand after a lifetime in aviation. As one of the leading thinkers on safety, he relates how he formulated his own take on the subject.

REGULARS
8 Editorial
10 People
23 ANSP news
25 Technology news
27 Contract news

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