Designing a way to keep increasingly crowded airspace safe
Monday, September 7, 2015 - 07:00
in Mathematics & Economics
According to a recent report by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), airports across the country are seeing record passenger numbers. Along with that comes congestion at airport terminals and runways, causing delays and other problems—including accidents. The FAA report said if nothing is done to curb congestion by 2030, the busiest US airports will see problems rise dramatically. While infrastructure such as terminals and runways can be expanded or enhanced there's one piece of the airport real estate that can't be expanded: airspace.