February 8, 2012

Expansion of Aviation Global Positioning System Technology

Witnesses talked about the use of global positioning system (GPS) technology in the aviation industry. Among the topics they addressed were… read more

Witnesses talked about the use of global positioning system (GPS) technology in the aviation industry. Among the topics they addressed were the operation of GPS systems in the industry, improvements in fuel consumption and efficiency, and aircraft landing improvements as a result of GPS systems. They also talked about LightSquared, a telecom company that planed to lay towers across the country for high-speed Internet service which would use a spectrum bandwidth that could interfere with GPS signals. close

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Sean P. Cassidy First Vice President Air Line Pilots Association, International
Howard Coble U.S. Representative [R] North Carolina

Jerry Costello U.S. Representative [D] Illinois
Chip Cravaack U.S. Representative [R] Minnesota
John James Duncan Jr. U.S. Representative [R] Tennessee
Blake Randolph Farenthold U.S. Representative [R] Texas
John Foley Director Garmin, Inc.->Aviation GNSS Technology
Craig Fuller President and CEO Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
Vincent Galotti Deputy Director International Civil Aviation Organiz.->Air Navigation Bureau
Thomas Hendricks Vice President Air Transport Assn. of America->Operations and Safety
Scott Pace Director George Washington University->Space Policy Institute
Tom Petri U.S. Representative [R] Wisconsin
John D. Porcari Deputy Secretary Department of Transportation

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House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation

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Program ID:: 304314-1
Category:: House Committee
Format:: House Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Feb 08, 2012 | 11:32am EST | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:: Feb 10, 2012 | 7:00am EST | C-SPAN 2

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Feb 08, 2012 | 11:32am EST | C-SPAN 2
Feb 08, 2012 | 8:01pm EST | C-SPAN 2
Feb 09, 2012 | 12:35am EST | C-SPAN 2
Feb 10, 2012 | 6:52am EST | C-SPAN 2
Feb 10, 2012 | 7:00am EST | C-SPAN 2

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