Tag Archives: CDA
NYT looks, superficially, at aviation’s fuel-saving efforts
The New York Times has joined this month’s parade of general-interest news outlets looking at how fuel efficiency is bringing changes to the airline business. This article doesn’t mention ADS-B, RNAV, or RNP, but it does mention continuous-descent arrivals. It … Continue reading
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Explainer: CDA at Atlanta-Hartsfield
The science and technology website Physorg.com has a brief but interesting article entitled “Continuous Descent: Saving Fuel and Reducing Noise for Airliners.” An excerpt: Proponents hope the 90-day test at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport – currently the nation’s busiest airport … Continue reading
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Everything you ever wanted to know about FDMS
If you want or need to understand the basic concepts underlying Flight Deck-based Merging and Spacing (FDMS), you can’t do better than this document written by John Marksteiner and Randall Bone from the FAA’s FDMS development group. It’s comprehensive, clearly … Continue reading
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