User talk:CorporateM/nextgen

COI Contributions
I have a financial COI with Honeywell in that they’ve recruited me to help them navigate through Wikipedia and COI Best Practices. I would like to request the following improvements to the NextGen page:

Justification
I've put together a more encyclopedic justification section for consideration to potentially replace the puffy benefits and description sections:
 * The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) estimates that increasing congestion in the air transportation system of the United States, if unaddressed, would cost the American economy $22 billion annually in lost economic activity by 2022. It also estimates that by 2018, NextGen will reduce aviation fuel consumption by 1.4 billion gallons, reduce emissions by 14 million tons and save $23 billion in costs. Each mile in the air costs an airline about $10-$15 per seat in operating expenses like flight crew and fuel. Flying directly from one airport to the next and reducing congestion around airports can reduce the time and miles spent in the air for the same trip.


 * Once implemented, NextGen will allow pilots and dispatchers to select their own direct flight path, rather than using a grid-like highway system. By 2020, aircraft are expected to be equipped to tell pilots exactly what their location is in relation to other aircraft, enabling planes to fly closer together safely. By providing more information to ground control and planes, planes are expected to land faster, navigate through weather better and reduce taxi times so flights and airports themselves can run more efficiently. The increased scope, volume and distribution of information is intended to help planes land faster, improve weather forecasts, automation and information sharing, as well as reduce taxi times.

Implementation
I've put together an "Implementation" section for consideration

Implementations
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is pursuing a NextGen implementation plan and has established a NextGen Advisory Committee to aid in that implementation. In 2009, the advisory committee began a collaboration with the Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics (RTCA) Task Force, a joint government and industry group, to participate in the effort.

According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the implementation of a surface management initiative in Boston saved 5,100 gallons of aviation fuel and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 50 tons during a period of heavy congestion. A shared surface surveillance system combined with aircraft metering techniques reduced taxi-out time by 7,000 hours a year at New York’s JFK airport and 5,000 hours a year in Memphis. Helicopters flying over the Gulf of Mexico are also using NextGen technology to manage poor weather conditions and in Colorado to navigate through dangerous mountain terrain.

There’s also been a demonstration in Memphis with Delta Airlines and FedEx. The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) conducted a demonstration at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) of a new surveillance display called the Tower Flight Data Manager (TFDM) system that would present surveillance, flight data, weather, airport configuration and other information critical to controllers. Specialized Optimized Profile Descents, also known as Initial Tailored Arrivals, have moved from the demonstration phase to operational use at airports in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Miami.

In June 2010, European and American authorities reached a preliminary agreement on interoperability between their future air traffic management systems, SESAR and NextGen. In March 2011, the FAA released the latest version of its implementation plan. As of July 2011, JetBlue and Southwest Airways had installed onboard equipment, partly with federal funds.

Misc
Can we add the following sentence just before "To implement this...":
 * Planes will be able to fly closer together, take more direct routes and avoid delays caused by airport “stacking” as planes wait for an open runway.

Can we rename the criticism section to "Implementation Criticisms"?

References

None of these edits are particularly controversial (I'm actually replacing puffy information on an initiative that Honeywell supports), but I feel a Talk page request is more respectful of Wikipedia's autonomy from commercial entities that have a vested interest in the subjects Wikipedia covers. User:King4057 (COI Disclosure on User Page) 23:33, 16 April 2012 (UTC)