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Old Jul 24, 2007, 8:39 am
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End of Flight Delays? High-Tech FAA Fix Could Bust Sky Gridlock
Popular Mechanics has an interesting article about the FAA's testing of a new GPS based ATC system. Sounds promising.

http://www.popularmechanics.com/scie...e/4219569.html
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Old Jul 24, 2007, 2:29 pm
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I don't really mean to be a cynic, but the FAA (or DOT or TSA or....)fixing ANYthing is laughable.
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Old Jul 25, 2007, 1:50 pm
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Wonder how much fuel more direct routings would save. Gotta be millions of gallons.
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Old Jul 26, 2007, 8:38 pm
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Originally Posted by Mikey likes it
Wonder how much fuel more direct routings would save. Gotta be millions of gallons.
In the meantime, Delta will continue to prompt you to buy Carbon Offset credits every time you book a flight.
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