The Economics of the North Atlantic Air Traffic System
1. INTRODUCTION. The North Atlantic air traffic system is the busiest and most important long-range system in operation today with a current total of 127 000 flights“annum. The combined effects of the total flight time and the difference in time zones on either side of the Atlantic makes it desirabl...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0373463300014284 2024-03-03T08:47:00+00:00 The Economics of the North Atlantic Air Traffic System Attwooll, V. W. 1986 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0373463300014284 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0373463300014284 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Journal of Navigation volume 39, issue 1, page 103-109 ISSN 0373-4633 1469-7785 Ocean Engineering Oceanography journal-article 1986 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0373463300014284 2024-02-08T08:46:15Z 1. INTRODUCTION. The North Atlantic air traffic system is the busiest and most important long-range system in operation today with a current total of 127 000 flights“annum. The combined effects of the total flight time and the difference in time zones on either side of the Atlantic makes it desirable for most passengers to fly westward in the day-time. Conversely, it is most convenient (or least inconvenient!) to fly eastbound during the hours of darkness. Thus the Atlantic traffic system is strongly tidal with the flow predominantly (though not entirely) westbound during the day and eastbound overnight. Currently the central core of the traffic in the busiest hours is organised into a parallel track structure – the Organized Track Structure (OTS), though nearly half the aircraft operate so-called random routes clear of the OTS. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Cambridge University Press Journal of Navigation 39 1 103 109 |
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1. INTRODUCTION. The North Atlantic air traffic system is the busiest and most important long-range system in operation today with a current total of 127 000 flights“annum. The combined effects of the total flight time and the difference in time zones on either side of the Atlantic makes it desirable for most passengers to fly westward in the day-time. Conversely, it is most convenient (or least inconvenient!) to fly eastbound during the hours of darkness. Thus the Atlantic traffic system is strongly tidal with the flow predominantly (though not entirely) westbound during the day and eastbound overnight. Currently the central core of the traffic in the busiest hours is organised into a parallel track structure – the Organized Track Structure (OTS), though nearly half the aircraft operate so-called random routes clear of the OTS. |
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