From Nextgov.com: Air traffic control modernization program takes step forward

American Airlines jet lands using new satellite-based technology designed to replace FAA’s decades-old radar systems.

The Federal Aviation Administration reached a milestone on Thursday in its massive program to upgrade the nation's air traffic control system when an American Airlines jet landed in Hartford, Conn., using an advanced satellite navigation technology and not the traditional decades-old radar system.

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