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Project Summaries:
The following are the NEXTOR research projects in alignment with FAA Flight Plan Goal 3: International Leadership.
Integration of Reusable Launch Vehicles into Air Traffic Mgmt. (Phase IV)
NEXTOR Team: J. Kuchar, J. Falker, MIT
Update: Analytical and empirical modeling of the impact of restricted
airspace on traffic flow and recommendations for airspace allocation
for space operations.
Development of a National Database of Air Passenger Survey Data
Sponsoring Agency: Office of Airport Planning and Programming (APP-400), FAA
NEXTOR Team: M. Hansen, UCB
Industry Partner: Aviation Systems Consulting, Inc.
The development of improved models of air travel demand requires information on the characteristics of the
air passenger trips that comprise the existing pattern of air
travel. While detailed information on the number of these trips,
together with the airlines used, fares paid and trip itineraries, is
available from the data reported to the U.S. Department of
Transportation by airlines, very little is known about the purpose
of these trips and other characteristics of the air parties
involved, such as their income, occupation, travel party size, day
and time of travel, trip duration, and so forth. None of this
information is currently reported by the airline and indeed much of
it is not even known by them. The only practical way to get most of
this information is to ask the travelers themselves through an air
passenger survey.
Surveys are routinely conducted by
airport authorities, regional planning agencies and others, but the
results are not readily available at the national level. There is a
need to be able to combine the results of surveys at different
airports in order to support regional aviation system planning and a
proposed research agenda in air passenger survey methodology in
order to develop improved guidance on the design and conduct of
future surveys. This project will undertake research into the
feasibility and potential benefits of the development of a web-based
national database of air passenger travel characteristics from air
passenger surveys.
Human Factors Considerations in Future Oceanic Air Transport Systems
NEXTOR Team: J. Hansman, MIT
Improve the safety and efficiency of Future Oceanic Air Traffic Systems by
providing better understanding of the key issues in human-systems
integration of potential future systems which will aid in
modernization efforts.
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