The Evolution of Air Traffic Control - From Radar to GPS-Based Systems | Mayday: Air Disaster

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The William J. Hughes Technical Center is working on a solution, designing a new air traffic system called NextGen to manage increased air traffic safely. The radar-based system is described as outdated, and NextGen aims to use onboard GPS and data exchange to improve efficienc.

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Mayday: Air Disaster - From Season 8 Episode 1 "System Breakdown": Clear communication is essential to safe flying. When it doesn’t take place – disaster strikes.
System Breakdown revisits five pivotal aviation disasters – and charts the changes they’ve
forced air traffic controllers to make. System Breakdown also looks into the future – and takes
viewers on an FAA test flight with NextGen – an all-new, digital air traffic control system that
will revolutionize the airline industry. The race to fix a broken system is on -- before disaster
strikes again.

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