CO-OPERATIVE AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT: A TECHNOLOGY ENABLED CONCEPT FOR THE NEXT GENERATION AIR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM

Abstract

Co-Operative Air Traffic Management (COATM) is a concept under exploration at NASA Ames Research Center for transformation of aircraft and air traffic management operations towards the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NGATS). A goal of the CO-ATM concept is to provide a scalable framework to significantly increase NAS capacity and efficiency while maintaining safety. A second goal of this concept is to provide airspace users with increased flexibility in managing their operations.