Foggy Night in London Town
London’s Heathrow Airport last week began using a microwave landing system approved for low-visibility operations. The Thales system was given Category-3 approval earlier in March. Fog and low clouds normally cut the airport’s landing rate to 24 aircraft an hour from 40-plus. British Airways has...
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