A federal audit found the FAA's $15 billion NextGen air-traffic modernization has delivered just 16% of its projected benefits, with program costs up roughly 20% and major elements now delayed into the 2030s, undermining expected efficiency and safety gains and schedule certainty.
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The audit reports NextGen delivered only 16% of promised benefits, program costs are about 20% higher and major components are pushed into the 2030s, directly reducing expected efficiency, capacity and safety improvements.
The shortfall raises funding and delivery risks as the DOT and FAA pursue additional financing — see the $31.5B funding push — while the agency narrows candidates for a prime integrator to manage the overhaul.
Reported equipage gaps and data-link shortfalls limit operators' ability to realize NextGen benefits and affect aircraft values and fleet upgrade cycles, adding a commercial and operational dimension to the program failure (see related analysis on NextGen avionics data gaps).
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