What effect does Environment have on ATM?
ATM, and in particular Airports, are becoming increasingly regulated on environmental grounds. Aircraft noise, especially at night, has resulted in restrictions on operations while jet-engine emissions of NOX and SOX affect local air quality and could lead to further constraints. In some cases this has led to curtailment of growth to the ATM business. Climate change has been linked to aircraft contrails that form ice crystals leading to cirrus cloud cover.
