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NextGen

Greener Skies

Greener Skies

Graphic: A plane is landing at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Behind the plane there are three lines that show the different paths the airplane can fly. All lines are different distances apart. The NextGen precision route is the shortest path. A line that shows Current Radar + 4 minutes is a little longer. A line that shows Current Radar + 8 minutes is the farthest away from the airport. Alaska Airlines is flying the new NextGen route. The airline is flying an average of 154 flights per day. On average, six minutes of flight time are saved. That equals two barrels of oil per flight. Per year that equals 112,420 barrels of oil. That equals $13,490,400 in annual savings.

New NextGen satellite procedures over Elliot Bay in Seattle are saving airlines money and fuel, and getting passengers on the ground quicker.

NextGen

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