A report from the Government Accountability Office cites concerns that the National Weather Service and the FAA need a fresh interagency agreement. And consolidating weather service units is one of the possible outcomes. The existing pact expires at the end of this month. A proposed restructuring addresses the manner in which aviation weather is provided to FAA en route air traffic centers. The latest proposal, according to the GAO, would consolidate weather services from some 21 locations down to two. One hitch to implementing the new proposal is that there are currently insufficient measuring baselines to establish whether or not any new weather-services distribution program were successful.
FAA and National Weather Service Face Challenges
Key Takeaways:
- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommends a new interagency agreement between the National Weather Service (NWS) and the FAA as their current pact expires soon.
- A proposed restructuring would consolidate aviation weather services provided to FAA air traffic centers from 21 locations down to two.
- The primary goal of this consolidation is to improve how aviation weather is delivered to en route air traffic centers.
- A significant challenge to implementing the new proposal is the lack of sufficient baselines to measure its success.
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