For this assignment, conduct research and consider airspace capacity challenges currently facing the aviation industry. You will select one specific topic that is leading to an airspace capacity challenge to address in your paper (e.g. unmanned systems operations, an increase in commercial air traffic, etc.).Your paper must include:
- The impact of capacity on the current structure of the national airspace
- An evaluation of the FAAs National Airspace Systems Plan on current air traffic control systems
- An assessment of the impact of equipment capacity on national airspace system availability
- A proposed recommendation to increase the capacity of the national airspace
Your paper must be 2-3 pages in length.
My chosen topic to focus on is the NextGen initiative.
References
FAA. (2020, August 6). Modernization of U.S. Airspace. FAA. (2020, August 7). Office of NextGen.
FAA. (2016, June), Future of NAS. U.S. Department of Transportation.
Wikimedia Foundation. (2021, March 3). Next Generation Air Transportation System. Wikipedia.
Houston, S. (2019, November 29). The Future of Air Traffic: The Next Generation Air Traffic System. The Balance Careers.
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