26th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences
including the 8th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations (ATIO) Conference
14 - 19 September 2008, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Paper ICAS 2008-4.11.3

TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED IMPROVEMENTS FOR TERMINAL AREA CAPACITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

H. Jimenez
Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

Keywords: air transportation, technology, capacity, environment

The growth of the air transportation system is driven by a robust demand but is currently limited by terminal area capacity and local environmental impact. This paper observes the impact of operational concept and system performance technologies that address these two challenges under a series of future scenarios of interest.

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