Air Traffic Control: Avoiding the Crisis
To keep up with advances in aviation, the management of our air systems must likewise progress through improvements in electronics and technology.
Our current air traffic control system was designed to separate planes in order to maintain safety in the skies. Based on outdated technology, the system is rigid and has outstretched its limits, burdening both the traveling public and the airline industry with major costs and schedule disruptions.
While flight delays are on the rise and will be with us for years to come, the technology and equipment are in place to reduce them significantly. Using new satellite advancements, delays as we now know them will become less problematic in the future.
A Bright New Future: Air Traffic Control, a 60 minute special edition of the Techno 2100 TV series, will examine how the current air traffic control system operates and what causes the delays that back up the entire aviation schedule.
A promising, long-term solution to eliminate delays is Free Flight, an innovative concept designed to enhance the safety and efficiency of the National Airspace System (NAS). Free Flight moves the NAS from a centralized command-and-control system between pilots and air traffic controllers to a distributed system that allows pilots, whenever practical, to choose their own routes and file flight plans that let them follow the most expedient and economical paths to their destinations.
This TV special is hosted by Darryl C. Jenkins, Executive Director of the Aviation Institute at George Washington University.
For syndication Airtimes Call 1-888-380-6500
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