(May 26, 2010) The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded Boeing and its team the Systems Engineering (SE) 2020 contract to support research and development for the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen). The contract is worth up to $1.7 billion and consists of a five-year base with additional options for another five years. The Boeing team consists of the best of industry and has the right breadth and depth of capabilities to provide the comprehensive research and effective systems engineering support needed to help the FAA to turn the NextGen goals and visions into reality quickly and successfully.