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Cutting delays at Heathrow – 55 days a year saved!

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  • Duration: 1 min
  • Publication date: 24 May 2016

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Time-Based Separation calculates aeroplane landing times by the time, not the distance, between aircraft. This simple approach has revolutionised air traffic management and has the potential to eliminate 80,000 minutes of delay every year. The IET Innovation Awards met the team behind the project.

Engineering innovation enables travel: find out more at www.theiet.org/innovation

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Keywords:
  • Air Traffic Control
  • Engineering
  • Heathrow
  • Lockheed Martin
  • NATS
  • Time-Based Separation
  • airports
  • flight delays

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