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Future arriving at PHL: Air traffic control technology could mark a revolution in travel efficiency

by Marion C. Blakey, AIA President & CEO
Originally appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 25, 2010

In the next few days, something will happen at Philadelphia International Airport that will go largely unnoticed. Yet it will ultimately spark a revolution in air traffic management, leading to safer, more efficient air travel in Philadelphia and the rest of the nation.

It starts with a revolutionary technology, Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast, or ADS-B, which is a cornerstone of the Next Generation Air Transportation System, known as NextGen. Once ADS-B becomes operational in the coming days, ground controllers will be able to use the satellite-based GPS system to monitor and separate aircraft in Philadelphia's airspace.

Read more at The Philadelphia Inquirer.