UK NATS Using ‘Pairwise’ Aircraft Separation To Cut Delays, Emissions

Heathrow Airport
Credit: Heathrow Airport
UK air traffic control provider NATS has deployed a new aircraft separation technique called Pairwise to increase landing rates for aircraft flying into Heathrow Airport, cutting airborne holding, minimizing delays and reducing emissions. Pairwise separation was deployed earlier in December at NATS’...
Helen Massy-Beresford

Based in Paris, Helen Massy-Beresford covers European and Middle Eastern airlines, the European Commission’s air transport policy and the air cargo industry for Aviation Week & Space Technology and Aviation Daily.

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