Garvey sees GPS as primary navigation system, with backup

The Global Positioning System (GPS) is "probably going to be a primary means" rather than the sole means of navigation, FAA Administrator Jane Garvey said, and "some kind of backup is going to be needed for the foreseeable future." The backup for the satellite-based system "might be Loran C, or...

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