Real-time wind data manna for airlines

Hyderabad: National Atmospheric Research Laboratory, (NARL), an autonomous institution under the department of space, is working out plans to set up a system that will provide tailwind and other atmospheric data to aircraft in real-time, resulting in 5-10% savings in fuel costs.
The data will be more precise and reliable than that provided by traditional balloons and satellites, say scientists at the research centre based at Addanki near the temple town of Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh.
An expert committee has submitted its recommendations on the project to the DOS, which is now likely to pose it to the Planning Commission for approval to be funded totally by the department, Dr D Narayana Rao, Director NARL told DNA Money.
03/07/06 C Chitti Pantulu/Daily News & Analysis

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