Impending gridlock is the aviation crisis of the new millennium.
During peak hour and bad weather, major hubs and metropolitan area facilities become clogged with traffic, causing delays to ripple throughout the entire system. The objective of this year's International Technical Program is to propose concepts, technologies, procedures and infrastructure improvements that could increase capacity and efficiency throughout the air transportation system. Unresolved management or policy questions emerging during discussion of various specific domains will be addressed by aviation policy makers during the final session. This session will focus on improving capacity and efficiency in and around airports. Although primary focus will be on increasing capacity, speakers also may address ways to manage excess demand and delays at very busy airports, including collaborative decision making, differential pricing and other market based mechanisms, and slot allocation or transfer regimes.