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2 Vision and Goals
Pages 7-10

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... with a unified, widely endorsed, national vision that speci- Even if all of the improvements anticipated in the FAA's fies goals in each key area of interest to the commercial avia- Operational Evolution Plan are implemented, in 2013 de tion community. The vision should establish goals related to mand will exceed capacity at 15 of the busiest airports.2 By safety and security, the capacity of the air transportation sys- 2020, even with improvements in technology and procedures tem, environmental protection (noise, emissions, and local and with the completion of runway construction projects not water quality1 )
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From page 8...
... . The assessment committee acknowledges that other system users while encouraging continuous im- efforts to distribute traffic to airports with unused capacity provement in capacity, efficiency, safety, security, may help meet increased demand, but it seems premature to competitiveness, environmental protection, and con- commit to a highly decentralized air transportation system sumer satisfaction.
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From page 9...
... In the long run, a systematic, coordinated effort is lowing missions for the Security IPT: essential to maximize efficiency and avoid delays, cost overruns, and duplicative research and technology development, · Serve as the central activity to ensure alignment-all of which could be enormously expensive on such a mam- operational effectiveness and suitability -- of approprimoth undertaking. ate processes, policies, and technologies in the trans The assessment committee acknowledges that the goal of formation to NGATS.
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... establish goals related to cost, schedule, and level of perfor- Next Generation Air Transportation System Joint Planning and Developmance that can be quantified using appropriate figures of ment Office (NGATS JPDO)
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