Review of optimization and automation of air traffic control systems

The international air transport association 2036 forecast reveals that air passenger will nearly double to 7.8 billion [1], which means that the rate of air traffic will increase exponentially. To keep these numbers of aircrafts at safe distances from each other, to direct them during takeoff and landing from airports, to direct them around bad weather and ensure that traffic flows smoothly with minimal delays; The optimization and automation of air traffic control has been the subject of several studies in the last decades. The objective of this paper is to review systematically current research in the literature about the automation and optimization of air traffic control system.