The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) manages and operates the National Airspace System (NAS), a significant national resource. The demands on this system are continuously growing, and changing technologies provide the opportunity to improve system effectiveness and efficiency. Today, 22 of the country's largest airports experience more than 20,000 hours of delay per year, and the number of major airports with more than 20,000 hours of delay is projected to grow to 33 by 2003. With an average aircraft operating cost of approximately $1,600 per hour of delay, airlines operating at each of these airports currently incur at least $32 million in annual delay costs.


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    Title :

    Federal Aviation Administration Plan for Research, Engineering, and Development (1996)


    Publication date :

    1996


    Size :

    211 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English