Chapter 6 — System Improvement Plans

Fleet Improvement   6-1
Electronic Flight Bag   6-2
Increasing Capacity and Safety    6-4
Increasing the Departure/Arrival Rate   6-4
More Runways   6-4
Surface Traffic Management   6-5
Terminal Airspace Redesign   6-5
Separation Standards   6-6
Maintaining Runway Use in Reduced Visibility   6-7
LAAS and WAAS Implementation   6-7
Reducing En Route Congestion   6-8
Matching Airspace Design to Demands   6-8
Reducing Voice Communication   6-8
Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System   6-9
Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast   6-9
Reducing Vertical Separation   6-10
Reducing Horizontal Separation   6-10
Direct Routing   6-10
Accommodating User Preferred Routing   6-12
Improving Access to Special Use Airspace   6-12
Handling En Route Severe Weather   6-12
National Route Program   6-13
Developing Technology   6-13