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Becoming a control freak; To keep jets flying, a plan to manage crowded skies from space.(Boeing Co.)(Brief Article)
Crain's Chicago Business, August, 2001 by Jones, Sandra
Boeing Co. is no stranger to building machines once considered out of this world: rockets that launch astronauts into space, spy planes that fly without pilots, satellites and interceptors that track and destroy incoming long-range ballistic missiles. Now, the aerospace company is attempting one of its most ambitious projects ever: building consensus on how to overhaul the nation's strained air traffic control system.
Earlier this summer, Boeing unveiled a 10-year plan to create a new air traffic management system that would accommodate more flights and reduce the number of delays. Since then, the company has been in the process of forming a ``Working Together'' team of no fewer than 35 parties, including air traffic controllers, commercial and cargo airline...
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