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Smooth Landing For New Plane Guidance Technology

Posted August 27, 2010 8:30 AM

From Fast Company:

Can changing the flight paths of planes help reduce delays, cut carbon emissions, and save airlines billions? General Electric thinks so. Today, an American Airlines plane completed the inaugural flight of GE's new system, which utilizes Required Navigation Performance (RNP) technology. It's part of the FAA's Next Generation Air Transportation, a plan to modernize the country's flight system by 2025.

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08/28/2010 9:05 PM

Is this or is this not a classic bit of Journalese?

GE's system lets pilots follow "gently curving paths" that match the curvature of the Earth, eliminating "inefficient straight-line" paths ...

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08/30/2010 9:30 AM

Nary a mention of inclement weather deviations, obstacle avoidance or noise abatement procedures that plague many existing airports.

Fluff journalism at its best.

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08/30/2010 9:49 AM

The author, Austin Carr, seems to normally write about computer companies, Blockbuster and that type of stuff.

Apparently he needed something to post on this day so pumped out this 'fluff' as Hooker correctly named it.

It is a terrible thing - a blogger needing to post but has no idea so comes up with something like this!
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