 NextGen is a system the FAA claims would allow aircraft to fly shorter routes, save up to 4.1 million gallons of fuel each year and cut carbon emissions by about 41, 000 metric tons. It uses -based technology as opposed to older ground-radar-based technology to allow to pinpoint aircraft with greater precision and give pilots more accurate information .
<meaning-changed>  NextGen is a system the FAA claims would allow aircraft to fly shorter routes, save up to 4.1 million gallons of fuel each year and cut carbon emissions by about 41, 000 metric tons. It uses -based technology as opposed to older ground-radar-based technology to allow to pinpoint aircraft with greater precision and give pilots more accurate information .
 Accordring to Secretary , this system will save fuel and reduce the emissions from , thereby benefiting the . The FAA said this system could reduce distances flown by one million annually and could save tens of thousands of of annually .