First published in 1997 this volume responds to the increase in air traffic as there has been a great deal of work by the nations of the world under the auspices of ICAO toward developing the concept for a future air navigation infrastructure to serve worldwide civil aviation efficiency. Even though the concept is well described and implementation is beginning only technical manuals are available to advance the systems concept. This book describes the global vision for the Future Air Navigation System (FANS) and is the first text of its kind dedicated solely to Communications Navigation Surveillance/Air Traffic Management and the CNS/ATM systems concept. In addition to the technical issues associated with CNS/ATM the book also examines institutional economic labour and Human Factors issues. It is designed as a text usable in the classroom environment in universities and aviation technical schools. . Language: English