Planes: High-tech landings could save millions

Courtesy CNN Money  Wed, 07/09/2008 - 12:22pm

The path traced today by planes arriving at airports is a tangle of wasted time and fuel. A startup near Seattle has a program that makes landings simpler, shorter - and smarter.



 

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