Improving weather forecasting reduces flight delays

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Improving weather forecasting reduces flight delays

Did you know that weather accounts for 70% of all air traffic delays in the U.S.? Delivering more information, more quickly, to air traffic controllers and pilots...

Federal News Network Staff

September 17, 2012 1:30 pm

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Did you know that weather accounts for 70% of all air traffic delays in the U.S.? Delivering more information, more quickly, to air traffic controllers and pilots means significantly reducing the impact of weather on your travel. Raytheon engineers are leveraging more than sixty years of aviation experience to bring more precise weather forecasts into the air traffic management arena. That means safer travel and fewer delays in getting to your destination.