Transforming Air Traffic Management: Beyond Evolution (CSIS Reports)

The tragic events of September 11, 2001 highlight the critical need for improved aviation security and safety. Since 2000, a common vision about what a new air traffic management system would look like has emerged within the ATM community. This vision is a seamless global air traffic system, satellite based, highly automated, using networked data systems to enhance information sharing and to move functions from the ground to the aircraft. This report discusses this central challenge.