Practice Problem #2:
Air Transport
Websites and Articles to explore
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Future Airports at Airport Technology.com -- an elaborate evaluation of airport issues and recommendations for future design.
North Carolina Department of Transportation Division of Aviation
Air Transport Association - Airllne trade association website
Can aviation take off in turbulent times? IBM.com -- Challenges and possible solutions in the airline industry
Transportation Security Administration (TSA): US Department of Homeland Security -- a rich source of information concerning air safety from the US government's agency charged with protecting the nation's transportation system .
Ready for Take-Off: Passenger Planes for the Twenty-First Century -- Research on the futuristic aircraft currently being developed by Boeing and Airbus
More Planes Grounded after Qantas Finds Leaked Oil in three Rolls Royce Jet Engines
Qantas Airbus Problem: Airline Grounds all A380s after Engine Fire The Huffington Post
Solar Plane Test Flight The Huffington Post
Airbus Imagines an INVISIBLE Passenger Plane-- What will airplanes look like in2050? The Huffington Post
Farnborough International Air Show unveils the concept plane of the future
Airbus Concept has Weird Wings, Morphing Seats -- AUTOPIA at Wired.com The “what-if” exercise continues with the possibility that fuel cells, solar cells and even passengers’ body heat could provide energy for some (presumably non-essential) systems.
Concept Plane Airbus unveiled this 2030 concept plane at the 2010 Farnborough International Airshow -- POPSCI The Future Now
Airbus's Blue Sky Thinking -- The Economist
The Future by AIRBUS -- Airbus promotional material
Incredible Planes from the Future (Photos) -- The Huffington Post