by
max on Friday, October 10th, 2008
It’s a wonder that GPS systems are still not fully utilized in passenger airplanes these days, it could save so much fuel!
| The planned satellite-driven network, dubbed NextGen, would save fuel by ditching radar technology that is more than 50 years old and enabling GPS-equipped planes to fly the shortest route between two points: a straight line. |
| NextGen could save airlines at least 3.3 billion gallons of fuel a year — or more than $10 billion annually by 2025, based on today’s fuel prices, according to FAA projections obtained by The Associated Press. |
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