Chapter Overview

Every year approximately 8 million commercial airline flights transport more than 500 million passengers across the United States.[1] The aircraft form a web of traffic across the skies, congregating at various hubs throughout the country. At every intersection in the web of airline traffic are the air traffic controllers, who see to it the airline passengers and cargo are safely sent on their way and received without incident. Air traffic controllers rely on several tools to keep the airplanes safely traveling the skies. Among the most central is the Final Approach Spacing Tool (FAST).[2] This software tool brings together several components that are critical for maintaining safe and reliable air travel. For example, the FAST ...

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