GRIFFITH AVIATION
Nathan Campus
7010GBS Research Design
Assignment 1: Literature Review of
Development of Training for New Air Traffic Control
Technology Implementation

(2000 words)
Dr Robin Pentecost

30th March, 2016
CHANG, Hsuan-Ting s2957842 1

SEMESTER I, 2016
Table of Contents
1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 3
2. Methodology .......................................................................................................................... 3
3. Key Potential ATC Transition Issues .................................................................................... 4
4. Benefits of ATC Automation System .................................................................................... 5
4.1 What is ATC automation system? .................................................................................... 5
4.2 What’s the role of air traffic controllers? ......................................................................... 6
5. Drawback of conventional ATC system ................................................................................ 6
5.1 Incapable to meet the traffic demand nor the-state-of-the-art aircraft ............................. 6
6. What else can the training programme improve? .................................................................. 7
6.1 Sufficient overstaffing on track ........................................................................................ 7
6.2 Human Machine Interface Designs .................................................................................. 7
6.3 The latent issue behind the glass cockpit - Complacency and boredom .......................... 7
7. Conclusion