Flight Trials of 4D Trajectories Will Help Europe Assess Key ATM Tool

An international team working on new flight demonstrations in Sweden believes it's possible to boost runway capacity by 30% by downlinking "4D" trajectories and coordinating arrivals up to an hour in advance. On Oct. 19, an SAS Scandinavian Airlines Boeing 737-600 downlinked its four-dimensional...

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