Atlas CEO: NextGen modernization critical for future

Atlas Air President and CEO John Dietrich emphasized the necessity to accelerate NextGen modernization and utilizing current challenges to implement fuel, communications and operational improvements. “We need to continue the work that has already begun and use this temporary dip in flight activity to accelerate the realization of key NextGen benefits, such as increased airspace capacity,” he writes. “NextGen modernization would provide the foundation for safer and more efficient operations for airlines and other system users for years to come.”