REVOLUTIONARY CHANGE FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: THE SMALL AIRCRAFT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), industry stakeholders, and academia have joined forces to pursue the NASA national General Aviation Roadmap leading to a Small Aircraft Transportation System (SATA). This strategic undertaking has a 25-year goal to bring next-generation technologies to and improve travel between remote communities and transportation centers in urban areas by utilizing the nation's 5,400 public-use general aviation airports. Emanating from such a project of comprehensive national infrastructure change are seemingly unlimited issues of public policy, regulatory change, and financial viability. The NASA-led national General Aviation Roadmap establishes a framework for coordinating public and private sector investments leading to the development of a national Small Aircraft transportation System. The Roadmap goal is to provide a safe travel alternative, freeing people and products from transportation system delays and creating access to more communities in less time at one half the current regional air carrier prices.

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  • English

Media Info

  • Features: References;
  • Pagination: p. 513-527

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00804793
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Jan 11 2001 12:00AM