weather
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What is the ATIS?
by Captain Joe Let´s imagine we´re flying from Frankfurt to Gatwick. So prior to our flight, me and my captain meet up in the briefing area where we gather all important information for the flight to England. Information about any possible changes at the departure and destination airport, maybe a taxiway is closed, maybe an…
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What does a day of bad weather look like?
Dealing with bad weather is one of the most difficult things for air traffic controllers to manage. Its unpredictable nature means aircraft aren’t able to fly their usual routes, resulting in unusual flight patterns that add hugely to the complexity of the airspace and the workload for each controller. We’ve taken a day’s worth of…
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EFB Weather – cutting-edge real-time weather situation awareness application
EFB Weather is a new SITA OnAir product that sends live weather data, including turbulence, thunderstorms and icing information, directly to Electronic Flight Bags (EFBs). EFB Weather gives pilots the necessary information to track and avoid bad weather so they can re-route the flight to make it more efficient.