Abstract
The Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) is an ambitious enterprise that promises to transform the national air transportation system by 2025. One hallmark of NextGen is the use of data, instead of voice, communications. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Planning and Operations Office (AJP-6), Concept Development & Validation group (AJP-66) has been working with government, industry, and academia leaders to test the efficiency, safety, and usability of data communications via human-in-the-loop and part task studies. This symposium includes a portion of the work conducted in this research program.
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