Airway facilities maintenance has been a neglected area of human factors R&D until recently. The National Plan for Aviation Human Factors, however, specifically mandates that the needs of aircraft and airway facility maintainers, as well as pilots and controllers, be addressed in the design and operation of new systems. The purpose of this paper is to outline the major research issues within the area of airway facilities maintenance, and to describe some of the Federal Aviation Administration's ongoing efforts to address these issues.
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Federal Aviation Administration (1990, December). The National Plan for Aviation Human Factors (Volumes I and II). [Draft.] Washington, DC: U. S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration.
