TR News July-August 2016: Flight Plans for Aviation Research

The TR News July-August 2016 edition addresses key issues in aviation: the workforce of the future—the needs to be filled and the sources of personnel; addressing the challenges of civil aviation safety; airline consolidation, competition, and the evolution of air service; optimizing cybersecurity for commercial aviation; the operation of unmanned aircraft in the National Airspace System; aviation’s evolving role in a changing climate; airports and transportation network companies; a state-of-the-union overview from the Federal Aviation Administration; and more. Feature articles illustrate the aviation workforce of tomorrow, and ways to enhance runway safety.

The TR News is TRB's periodic magazine featuring timely articles on innovative and state-of-the-art research and practice in all modes of transportation.