Clear skies ahead [navigation systems].

Clear skies ahead [navigation systems].

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Several projects aimed squarely at upgrading airplane travel, either by enhancing navigation or by improving communications between pilots and air traffic controllers, drew closer to full implementation in 2001. In mid-June, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Washington, DC, outlined its...

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Published in:IEEE spectrum 39, 1(duplicate 1) (2002).
Main Author: Bretz, E.A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
GPS.
US Federal Aviation Administration.
Air traffic congestion.
Air traffic control facilities.
Air traffic controllers.
Airplane travel.
Communications.
Global positioning system.
Operational evolution plan.
Pilots.
Safety enhancement.
Satellite constellation.
Situational awareness tools.