Distance between planes in flight reduced

Chennai: The distance between two airplanes in flight has been reduced from 80 nautical miles to 50 in the southern region owing to increasing traffic. This reduction will also help save fuel.
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) on Friday introduced a Reduced Horizontal Separation (RHS) standard between aircraft on two major international routes crisscrossing the Bay of Bengal – Arabian Sea region following guidelines of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
According to AAI, the decision is following a requirement to enhance the utility of existing air space considering the increasing air traffic.
The new change in RHS will allow aircraft to fly in 50 nautical mile distance in the region against the previous 80 nautical mile minimum separation. The reduced separation will help to save at least 1.2 tonnes of fuel per flight and reduce 3.6 tonnes of carbon emissions.
01/07/11 Times of India

To Read the News in full at Source, Click the Headline

Categories: Indian Aviation- In General Jul 2011, New Jul 2011