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2013 Data Update: Trends and Market Forces Shaping Small Community Air Service in the United States
(2014-05-20)
This document is an update to MIT Small Community Air Service White Paper No. 1—Trends and Market Forces Shaping Small Community Air Service in the United States1. This report provides updated analysis and data appendices ...
Scalability of the Air Transportation System and Development of Multi-Airport Systems: A Worldwide Perspective
(2008-06)
With the growing demand for air transportation and the limited ability to increase capacity at some key points in the air transportation system, there are concerns that in the future the system will not scale to meet demand. ...
Air Carrier Flight Operations
(MIT International Center for Air Transportation, 2004-07)
Most air carriers operate under a system of prioritized goals including safety, customer service (on-time departures and arrivals) and operating economics. The flight operations department is responsible for the safe and ...
Analysis of the Interaction Between Air Transportation and Economic Activity: A Worldwide Perspective
(2009-03-30)
Air transportation usage and economic activity are interdependent. Air transportation provides employment
and enables certain economic activities which are dependent on the availability of air transportation services.
The ...
Analysis of Approach Stability and Challenges in Operational Implementation of RNP Approach Procedures
(2017-05-23)
Required Navigation Performance (RNP) instrument procedures guarantee high levels of navigation precision through highly accurate navigation sources (e.g. GPS) and real-time monitoring of position estimation accuracy. In ...
How Air Transport Connects The World: A New Metric of Air Connectivity and Its Evolution Between 1990 And 2012
(2015-03-11)
Scheduled air transport services connect airports throughout the world and thereby enable interaction on a global scale. By doing so, they spur globalization (Hummels, 2007) as well as social and economic development ...
An Experimental Study of the Effects of Automation on Pilot Situational Awareness in the Datalink ATC Environmental
(2015-03-18)
An experiment to study how automation, when used in conjunction with datalink for the delivery of ATC clearance amendments, affects the situational awareness of aircrews was conducted. The study was focused on the relationship ...
Technology Transition in the National Air Transportation System: Market Failure and Game Theoretic Analysis with Application to ADS-B
(2008-07)
Air traffic demand is increasing, but capacity is constrained by an antiquated air traffic control (ATC) infrastructure. The number of air traffic passengers in the U.S. is expected to grow from 738 ...
Dynamics of Air Transportation System Transition and Implications for ADS-B Equipage
(2007-09-20)
The U.S. Air Transportation Systems faces substantial challenges in transforming to
meet future demand. These challenges need to be understood and addressed in order to
successfully meet future system needs. This paper ...