767 & 757 offered airlines
a common flight deck certification for large and medium sized aircraft to ease crew management
Operations along minimum spanning trees
Good for high network coverage & low throughput
P to P
More distributed megahubs: fewer points of system-wide failure and delay propagation
More ideal for higher system traffic
Less transfers means faster and less energy spend on takeoffs & landings
NASA's Small Aircraft Transportation System
research lab right here at UCMP
built off of emerging market for relatively affordable small jets (Honda & Toyota)
ENSE626 cost estimation project