Transportation budget proposes air traffic control funding - Business First of Louisville:

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The system, which has been beta tested by Louisville-basede UPS Airlines since 1996, is an effort to improver the nation’s air traffic controll system by using a satellite based surveillancr system rather than the current radarsurveillancew system. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration in November approved the deployment of the also known as AutomaticDependent Surveillance-Broadcast, or UPS Airlines, a subsidiary of Atlanta-based (NYSE: UPS), tested ADS-B on 107 Boeing B-757 and 767 aircraft, Business Firstt reported in August 2006. ADS-B uses transpondersa and receivers to allow pilots and air traffi c controllers to monitor the spacing between aircraft inthe air.
It also monitora the spacing between aircraft and vehicleson tarmacs. The systek is designed to help planesz avoid colliding with otherr planes or ground vehicles and prevent planes collidinvgin midair. In addition to trafficv information, an in-cockpit displayu provides alerts about temporary flighg restrictionsand special-use airspace. It also shows real-timde weather updates provided bythe . Nationwider deployment of the ADS-B system is expected by the FAA saidin November.
Implementation of the systemj will beginin Florida, where 11 ground satellite stations will be Nationwide, 794 ground stations will be builyt to accommodate the ADS-B Work on an ADS-B station at and at UPS hub airporte in Philadelphia and Juneau, Alaska, is expectedf to be complete by the end of 2010. In additiohn to the aviation funding, the Departmentg of Transportation’s Fiscal 2010 budge t calls for the establishment of a grant progra tofund high-speed rail projects around the The Obama administration has proposed a five-year, $5 billiohn high-speed rail state grant program.
The funding woulf be in addition tothe $8 billion earmarke d for high-speed rail projects through the Americanh Recovery and Reinvestment Act. According to a Department of Transportatio nnews release, the funding “marks Presiden Obama’s commitment to provide Americans a practical and environmentallt sustainable alternative to flying or driving.” Full details of the transportatiobn budget are expected to be made public in April, according to the Departmenf of Transportation release. The Obama administration has proposed increasing the total transportation budgetto $72.r5 billion in fiscal 2010 from abouty $17 billion in the current fiscal year.