The Federal Aviation Administration will present an online and phone seminar Thursday and an in-person public workshop Feb. 1 to help educate the public about its new nationwide air traffic control procedures and how they may affect John Wayne Airport. NextGen will use satellite technology that's more precise than the current radar technology, thus freeing up airway corridors, according to FAA documents. Newport Beach, Laguna Beach and Orange County, among others, have sued the FAA over NextGen, calling the project's environmental review inadequate. Laguna's City Council has urged residents to complain directly to the FAA and log their complaints. Thursday's seminar, from 6 to 7:15 p.m., will be accessible online and by phone.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 18, 2017 01:23 UTC