AVIATION'S PERSPECTIVE. MOVING AMERICA: A LOOK AHEAD TO THE 21ST CENTURY, PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONFERENCE, WASHINGTON, D.C., JULY 24, 1989

Edwin I. Colodny, president of USAIR, Incorporated, in this presentation to the conference "Moving America: A Look Ahead to the 21st Century," emphasizes that aviation today is truly mass transportation. He predicts that air traffic will grow by 25% in the next century and calls for increased aviation infrastructure to meet this need. He recommends: retention of user fees in airport and airway capital development; assignment of capital spending to airport capacity expansions and new airports, with consideration of environmental aspects; acceleration of the National Airspace System plan to modernize air traffic control systems and surveillance and weather technology; and allocation of additional resources to research and development to increase capacity. He draws attention to concerns such as the need for a new noise policy on a national level, for the use of military airports by both civil and military organizations, and for the relief of congestion by using such methods as high-speed rail for short hauls in areas where air space is overcrowded.

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• Authors:
  • COLODNY, E I
• Publication Date: 1989

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 31-34
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Department of Transportation
  • Publisher: Department of Transportation

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air bases; Air traffic control; Air transportation; Conferences; Demand; Development; Environmental protection; Expansion; Infrastructure; Modernization; Noise control; Research; Traffic congestion; Transportation planning; Transportation policy; User charges; Weather forecasting
• Uncontrolled Terms: Capacity; Congestion; Increase; Military airports; Research and development
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Old TRIS Terms: National transportation policies
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Environment; Finance; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00490563
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 31 1990 12:00AM