CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- New technology at the airport could save you time in the future when you're traveling and the nation's top officials in transportation believe Charlotte is the place to get their movement started.
"I apologize for being a little late today, but it actually ties very much into what we're talking about today," said Anthony Foxx.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx is well aware of what travelers think of flying these days.
"It's not easy, it's not easy," said Leanne Borgen. "It's hurry up and wait, hurry up and wait."
But new technology could cut back on the "wait," at least before you take off and when you land.
"The trick for us is to integrate the movements in the air with the movements on the ground much better and that's exactly what this technology will do," Foxx said.
NASA administrator Charles Bolden says Charlotte was chosen because since 2000, the airport's passenger traffic has nearly doubled.
"We believe this is the perfect place to host a facility like this," Bolden said.
The facility is a research lab, that'll electronically help identify the most efficient routes and runways for planes to get to, to take off faster and to get back to the gate faster. Some of the experts say the hope is by setting the times across electronically it'll provide the center with a more accurate representation of the demand picture.
People stuck waiting in lines inside the airport like the sound of shorter waits in other parts of their route.
"I think it's a great idea," said Jeremiah Chapman. "I think it's great that smart people are coming up with better ways to do this."
Foxx says in the next 30 years this could save the aerospace industry $1 billion. And in the years to come, save him from any delays.
"So hopefully the next time I come, I won't be late," Foxx said.
Secretary Foxx says this could also help the environment with the amount of fuel that'll be saved.
source:www.wcnc.com
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