A Review of the Next Generation Air Transportation System: Implications and Importance of System Architecture

National Research Council

doi:10.17226/21721

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A Review of the Next Generation Air Transportation System

Implications and Importance of System Architecture

(2015)

The Next Generation Air Transportation System's (NextGen) goal is the transformation of the U.S. national airspace system through programs and initiatives that could make it possible to shorten routes, navigate better around weather, save time and fuel, reduce delays, and improve capabilities for monitoring and managing of aircraft. A Review of the Next Generation Air Transportation provides an overview of NextGen and examines the technical activities, including human-system design and testing, organizational design, and other safety and human factor aspects of the system, that will be necessary to successfully transition current and planned modernization programs to the future system. This report assesses technical, cost, and schedule risk for the software development that will be necessary to achieve the expected benefits from a highly automated air traffic management system and the implications for ongoing modernization projects. The recommendations of this report will help the Federal Aviation Administration anticipate and respond to the challenges of implementing NextGen.

Contributor(s): National Research Council; Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences; Computer Science and Telecommunications Board; Committee to Review the Enterprise Architecture, Software Development Approach, and Safety and Human Factor Design of the Next Generation Air Transportation System; David E. Liddle and Lynette I. Millett, Editors

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National Research Council. 2015. A Review of the Next Generation Air Transportation System: Implications and Importance of System Architecture. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/21721.

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110 pages | 6 x 9 |

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Paperback: 978-0-309-37178-0
Ebook: 978-0-309-37181-0

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/21721

Chapters		skim
Front Matter	i-xii
Summary	1-12
1 Recognize Constraints and Align Expectations	13-23
2 Assert Architectural Leadership	24-48
3 Cope with Change	49-63
4 Minimize Cultural and Organizational Barriers	64-80
Appendixes	81-82
Appendix A: Biographies of CommitteeMembers and Staff	83-92
Appendix B: Briefers to the Study Committee	93-94
Appendix C: Acronyms	95-98

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