I shutter to think about the volume of greenhouse gases these airlines are emitting into our atmosphere, free of charge.
I have always understood from my education and work experience with the Wisconsin DNR (before I took early retirement) that there can be "no free lunch" as far as our environment is concerned. The costs and lives that the Federal Aviation Administration is ultimately allowing to occur by permitting this record amount of flying in the U.S. to go on is astronomical! Mike www.allthingsenvironmental.com ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Universe Today <[email protected]> Date: Fri, Sep 4, 2015 at 10:05 AM Subject: [New post] Looking for a Challenge? Design a Way to Keep Increasingly Crowded Airspace Safe To: [email protected] Nancy Atkinson posted: " According to a recent report by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), airports across the country are seeing record passenger numbers. Along with that comes congestion at airport terminals and runways, causing delays and other problems -- includ" New post on *Universe Today* <http://www.universetoday.com/?author=7> Looking for a Challenge? Design a Way to Keep Increasingly Crowded Airspace Safe <http://www.universetoday.com/122166/looking-for-a-challenge-design-a-way-to-keep-increasingly-crowded-airspace-safe/> by Nancy Atkinson <http://www.universetoday.com/?author=7> [image: An air traffic control map from a 2014 FAA report. Credit: FAA.] <http://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/air-traffic-control-map.gif> An air traffic control map from a 2014 FAA report. Credit: FAA. According to a recent report by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) <https://www.faa.gov/>, airports across the country are seeing record passenger numbers. Along with that comes congestion at airport terminals and runways, causing delays and other problems -- including accidents. The FAA report said if nothing is done to curb congestion by 2030, the busiest US airports will see problems rise dramatically. While infrastructure such as terminals and runways can be expanded or enhanced there’s one piece of the airport real estate that can’t be expanded: airspace. Read more of this post <http://www.universetoday.com/122166/looking-for-a-challenge-design-a-way-to-keep-increasingly-crowded-airspace-safe/#more-122166> *Nancy Atkinson <http://www.universetoday.com/?author=7>* | September 4, 2015 at 11:05 am | Tags: Airspace <http://www.universetoday.com/?taxonomy=post_tag&term=airspace>, herox <http://www.universetoday.com/?taxonomy=post_tag&term=herox>, NASA <http://www.universetoday.com/?taxonomy=post_tag&term=nasa> | Categories: Aeronautics <http://www.universetoday.com/?taxonomy=category&term=aeronautics>, NASA <http://www.universetoday.com/?taxonomy=category&term=nasa> | URL: http://wp.me/p1CHIY-vMq Comment <http://www.universetoday.com/122166/looking-for-a-challenge-design-a-way-to-keep-increasingly-crowded-airspace-safe/#respond> See all comments <http://www.universetoday.com/122166/looking-for-a-challenge-design-a-way-to-keep-increasingly-crowded-airspace-safe/#comments> Unsubscribe <https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=b46aaf2a0cccf26da02e690e3abacb73&email=mtneuman%40gmail.com&b=sCh95vFvLWAt1erUfXTgiEdP_I%2BJugaRpvm%3D%2BBfLzZ4v%7C%5DeyI%5B> to no longer receive posts from Universe Today. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions <https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=b46aaf2a0cccf26da02e690e3abacb73&email=mtneuman%40gmail.com>. *Trouble clicking?* Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://www.universetoday.com/122166/looking-for-a-challenge-design-a-way-to-keep-increasingly-crowded-airspace-safe/
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