CFS 2026: “The Road Ahead” Panel Sizes Up the FAA’s Next-Gen ATC System

NATCA Chief of Staff and Regional Vice President Emeritus Dean Iacopelli, American Association of Airport Executives Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Karen Kuhlman, Airlines for America Legislative and Regulatory Policy Senior Vice President Sharon Pinkerton, National Business Aviation Association Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Kristie Greco Johnson, and General Aviation Manufacturers Association Vice President of Government Affairs Paul Feldman took a hard look at what the FAA’s Brand New Air Traffic Control System means on the ground — for the technology, the timeline, and the people who run it and use it.