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RTCA News
Michael Huerta, FAA Deputy Administrator, Opening Speaker for RTCA Fall Symposium
 RTCA President Margaret Jenny announced that new FAA Deputy Administrator Michael Huerta will be the keynote speaker for the upcoming symposium. "The Technologies Fueling NextGen" is scheduled for September 22nd in Washington, DC. "We are delighted that Michael will kick off our Fall Symposium. The focus of the Symposium is to explore the emerging technologies associated with advancing aviation system modernization, referred to as NextGen." explained Jenny. "As the new Deputy Administrator, one of Michael’s key areas of oversight is the Federal Aviation Administration’s efforts on NextGen."
Huerta was confirmed by the U.S. Senate last month to become the Deputy Administrator. He served on President Obama’s transition team, held senior positions in the U.S. Department of Transportation in the Clinton Administration and was managing director of the organizing committee for the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah.
In one of his first public appearances at an event featuring air traffic control technologies, Huerta will lead off the day, which also features industry and government leaders discussing ADS-B, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, NextGen implementation, data communications, global harmonization and more. To learn more about attending this important event visit www.RTCAFallSymposium.com.
"The RTCA Fall Symposium is shaping up to be a must-attend for the aviation community," said Jenny.
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Air Traffic Advisory Group Phasing Out – Leading Way for New Committee
The RTCA Air Traffic Management Advisory Committee (ATMAC) will be holding its final meeting on August 4th, completing more than six years of important service advising the FAA on issues affecting the safety and efficiency of the US air traffic control system. This consensus-based committee has been instrumental in addressing emerging issues such as ADS-B, Data Comm and global harmonization, as well as operational issues such as access to special use airspace and collaborative decision making. The Committee was also helpful in encouraging the FAA to form an RTCA Task Force on NextGen Near-Term Implementation that completed its work last fall.
"We are pleased with the tremendous effort by the members of ATMAC. They have served the community well," said RTCA President Margaret Jenny. "We agree with the FAA that it is now time to expand the engagement model between the industry and the FAA as we move ahead with modernizing the aviation system."
That is why the FAA has asked RTCA to create a new committee to build on the FAA-Industry collaboration that was so effective during and since the RTCA NextGen Implementation Task Force (TF5). The FAA has asked that the new advisory group include industry participants who speak for safety, airport, environmental, security, and global harmonization, as well as air traffic interests. This new committee will focus on issues related to near- and mid-term implementation, with the FAA’s Deputy Administrator, Michael Huerta, serving as the Designated Federal Official.
"We are at a point that we need to broaden the scope of our advisory work for the FAA to encompass the entire scope of what NextGen entails – in the US and around the world," stated Jenny.
RTCA and the FAA are currently in the process of developing the Terms of Reference for this new committee which should hold its first meeting this fall.
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RTCA Names New Vice President of Strategy and Programs, New Director of Operations and Administration
RTCA has named Andrew V. Cebula as its new vice president of strategy and programs effective June 16 and Cynthia Otis Brown as its new director of operations and administration effective June 7.
Cebula will work closely with the RTCA President in developing and executing strategies to ensure RTCA’s continued effectiveness as the premier venue for tackling the tough air transportation system implementation issues facing the global aviation community. He will assume a leadership role in outreach to the stakeholder community and oversight of key policy committees and workgroups.
Brown will assume leadership responsibility for overseeing RTCA activities related to its role as a utilized Federal Advisory Committee as well as it operations as a not-for-profit corporation. Her responsibilities will also include oversight of key committees as well as direction of strategic initiatives aimed at improving RTCA’s efficiency and effectiveness as an advisory body.
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