Prior to birth of the commercial jet age in the late 1950's, few aviation authorities could have envisioned the problems of air traffic congestion that now confront major commercial airports and airways.
A dozen years ago, even the most optimistic market analysts were shy of the mark by several factors when they attempted to forecast air travel growth into the current period. The big, new jet-liners introduced onto commercial routes in the late 1950's were envisioned as the ultimate answer to air travel demands, but they have become so
numerous in the skies and airports,
Figure 1
, that yet another forward step in aviation technology is required to meet projected growth during the 1970's and beyond.
In order to assure continued growth at the predicted rate over the next 15 years, it has become essential to find ways to fit more travelers into the existing system of airports and airways. This demand is now being met by the aircraft manufacturing and airline industries with the introduction of a new generation of wide-bodied, advanced technology jet transports.
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