Open Test Lab To Streamline Air Travel
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden were joined Friday by representatives from the FAA, National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA), American Airlines, and the Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to celebrate the official opening of a new airspace technology demonstration (ATD-2) laboratory. This laboratory is part of a five-year test project aimed to streamline the arrival and departure of aircraft and improve surface operations to increase safety and efficiency and reduce fuel use in our nation’s aviation system.