Air Traffic Management Concept Baseline Definition - The Boeing ...

4.5
4.3
4
3.7
Current NAS
Future NAS
3.5
3.3
3
Delays in Minutes
2.5
2
1.5
1.4
1.6
1.7
1.9
2.2
2.5
2.8
1
1.2
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.9
0
1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026
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Figure 2.7 American Airlines NAS Study Results: Average Air Delay Per Flight
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45
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30
25
20
15
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Improvement areas:
• Lessons learned
• Regulations
• Airplanes
• Flight operations
• Maintenance
• Air traffic management
• Infrastructure
Hull loss accidents
per year
Airplanes in service
23,100
11,060
1996 2015
Millions of departures
5
0
Hull loss accident rate
1965 1975 1985 1995 2005 2015
Year
Figure 2.8 Growth in Operations, Safety Rate, and Frequency of Accidents (1980-2015)
The worldwide accident analysis shows the substantial variation in accident rate by region
of the world. The U.S. has the safest and most efficient air transportation system in the
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