BAC SP #2 The Purpose Of Nextgen Was To Create Efficiencies In The Nas That Would Do Two Things... 0001

The purpose of NextGen was to create efficiencies in the NAS that would do two things: 1) Save fuel 2) Save time Creating efficiency should be understood as a way of managing aircraft in the airspace to create capacity without compromising safety. In essence, the real goal of NextGen was to increase hourly throughput at airports that experience delays due to constraint, whether that is on-the-ground limits of space/gates or airspace conflicts. NextGen provides a way to reduce spacing between aircraft and manage landing aircraft with reduced spacing while maintaining safety. This is useful for the prinrary constraint of peak hour arrivals. Peak hour arrival constraint is a product of airline competition for premium slOts and sometimes contrived through over-scheduling to capture premium slots. Tbis has ripple effects outlined below Effect #1) Accommodating the increased peak hour arrival throughput creates the need for improvements on the ground. Many airports are experiencing the need to add gates, high speed taxiways, expanded passenger and cargo receiving facilities, roadway and parking expansion, etc. At Sea- Tac, the cost of improvements has been stated to be IO billion dollars (2015 Mark Rees testimony to congress). This is where the partnership between airports and FAA provide funding that come from user fees that translate into individual airline profits for expanded service. This is a unique public private partnership that uses the power of the government and funding providing a limited benefit. If someone says the travelling public and cargo carriers provide vast amounts of economic…

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