THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS TASK IS TO PROVIDE ENHANCED AIR SPACE DEMAND SYSTEMS STUDIES CAPABILITY NASA LANGLEY…

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THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS TASK IS TO PROVIDE ENHANCED AIR SPACE DEMAND SYSTEMS STUDIES CAPABILITY NASA LANGLEY S AERONAUTICS SYSTEMS ANALYSIS BRANCH (ASAB). THESE AIR SPACE DEMAND ENHANCEMENTS ARE IN SUPPORT OF THE ASAB WORK IN NASA S AIR SPACE PROGRAM (ASP) AND THE JOINT PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE (JPDO) IN THEIR MISSION TO TRANSFORM THE AIR SPACE SYSTEM WITH THE NEXT GENERATION AIR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (NGATS/NEXTGEN) VISION. THE NEXTGEN VISION IS TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT A TRANSFORMED AIR SPACE SYSTEM THAT WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT CAPACITY TO MEET FUTURE PASSENGER AND FLIGHT DEMAND BOTH EFFICIENTLY AND SAFELY. THIS EFFORT WILL SUPPORT ASAB S ROLE TO DESIGN, ANALYZE, AND CONDUCT SYSTEM INTEGRATION STUDIES OF ADVANCED CONCEPTS THAT WILL LEAD TO SUCCESS IN THE NGATS GOAL. THIS EFFORT ENCOMPASSES SEVERAL FOCUS AREAS THAT INCLUDE ASAB IN-HOUSE DEMAND PREDICTION CAPABILITY OF COMMERCIAL AIRLINE PASSENGER DEMAND, GENERAL AVIATION FLIGHT DEMAND, AND NEW ON-DEMAND AIR-TAXI OPERATIONS WITHIN THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM (NAS). ASAB HAS BEEN DEVELOPING HIGH FIDELITY PASSENGER, FLIGHT AND GENERAL AVIATION MODELS FOR SEVERAL YEARS. THE TRANSPORTATIONS SYSTEMS ANALYSIS MODEL HAS BEEN THE FOCUS OF THIS EFFORT. ASAB HAS BEEN CONTINUALLY ENHANCING THE MODEL ADDING COMPONENTS TO MODEL WIDER CATEGORIES OF AIRLINE, GENERAL AVIATION AND SPECIALTY TRAFFIC IN THE NAS. THIS EFFORT WILL SUPPORT ASAB S PIVOTAL ROLE IN THE ABILITY TO QUANTIFY DEMAND AND DEVELOP, AS WELL AS, ANALYZE NEW CONCEPTS THAT USE COMBINATIONS OF NETWORK, VEHICLE AND, TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEMENTS THAT CAN LEAD TO A FUTURE NAS THAT CAN MEET THE DEMANDS OF THE FUTURE.