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IN THE MEDIA
Future of Fuel Savings
Big payoffs could come from a more automated, higher-capacity air transportation system
by David Hughes/Washington
Aviation Week & Space Technology
December 6, 2004
See pages 58-59.

Los Angeles; LAX Taxiway Could Reduce Near Misses; Moving two runways on the south side of the airport farther apart and adding a holding area may improve safety, according to a study
The Los Angeles Times
October 11, 2003
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Safety tests back Hahn plan for new LAX taxiway
The Daily Breeze
October 10, 2003
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Test Could Help Shorten Airport Delays
Virtual reality shows value of perimeter taxiways at D/FW
The Dallas Morning News
June 13, 2003
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D/FW Seeks Support for Taxiway
Forth Worth Star Telegram
November 12, 2002
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Shuttle Tower
The Kennedy Space Center will be getting a new control tower for the space shuttle landing facility next year…
Aviation Week & Space Technology
July 15, 2002
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Simulator Designs Tower
Engineers with NASA's Kennedy Space Center used a simulator at NASA's Ames Research Center to determine design specifics for a planned control tower.
SPACENEWS
July 8, 2002
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Ground Movement Simulation Sets Stage for Field Trials
After simulating what happens to ground operations during peak stress periods, NASA Ames Research Center is ready to move on to the real thing, using software to help airlines, ramp handlers and air traffic controllers predict trouble and figure out how to deal with it.
Aviation Week & Space Technology
February 4, 2002
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Curing Critical Capacity Problems
A new state-of-the-art facility has been developed that simulates all aspects of airport and air traffic control operations to test them safely prior to deployment.
Airport Technology International
2002
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FAST Times at DFW
The Journal of Air Traffic Control
April-June 1996, Vol. 38, No. 2
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Transport Arrival Times Predicted within Seconds
by William B. Scott/Longmont, Colorado
Aviation Week & Space Technology
March 11, 1996
See pages 40-41.

New Air Traffic System Praised after D/FW Test
Forth Worth Star Telegram
February 15, 1996
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NASA Prototype Takes D/FW Into Future
Fort Worth Star Telegram
February 14, 1996
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Transportation
IEEE Spectrum
January, 1996
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CTAS Tests Confirm Traffic Flow Benefits
by William B. Scott, on board United flight 374 and Longmont, Colorado
Aviation Week & Space Technology
October 17, 1994
See pages 36-37.

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WEB ARTICLES
Aeronautics and Space Report of the President
Aeronautical Activities - Air Traffic Control and Navigation
Fiscal Year 1996 Activities
October 15, 1997
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PRESS RELEASES
Initial McTMA Test a Success in Northeast Corridor
December 15, 2004
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NASA Simulation Shows New Taxiways May Increase Safety at LAX
A new NASA study shows improved safety on the airport's runways and taxiways.
LAX Press Release
October 13, 2003
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Airport Teams with NASA and FAA in First Ever Test to Increase Airfield Safety and Efficiency
DFW Successfully Completes Perimeter Taxiway Demonstration
DFW Press Release
June 12, 2003
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Tower Simulator Provides New View for Shuttle Landings
A state-of-the-art simulator at NASA Ames Research Center is helping design a new control tower that will make space shuttle landings safer and more efficient.
June 25, 2002
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NASA Software to Help Speed Aircraft Departures
Researchers aim to avert airport gridlock with a new software tool being evaluated in NASA's virtual control tower simulator.
June 22, 2002
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