Gosh, I love all this great technology. We will be able to let the aircraft fly closer and where they want (free flight) and all arrive at their destination at the same time and enter the holding pattern because the runway acceptance rate will not handle them. Maybe I'm loosing something in the translation. Al ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger James" <ejames@escape.ca> To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 11:58 AM Subject: New system to enhance air traffic, safety > New system to enhance air traffic, safety > > WASHINGTON (AP) =97 Federal officials are working on a navigation system= > that=20 > will let planes fly closer together, prevent crashes into mountains and,=20 > perhaps, become part of a system to prevent hijackers from flying planes=20 > into buildings or other structures. The Federal Aviation Administration=20 > will establish the automated system at San Francisco International Airport= > =20 > next month, and plans to eventually deploy it at other airports. Many=20 > commercial aircraft already have the equipment required to use the system.= >