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"United Airlines will become the first US carrier to demonstrate how next-generation technologies could save more than two thousand gallons of fuel and cut up to 55,000 pounds of carbon emissions on a single, trans-Pacific flight."
Within minutes of landing, United will calculate and publish the actual savings realized on this flight.
As a recovering private pilot I find this fascinating...
A former colleague has been working on a related software project, using genetic algorithms and frequently updated weather data to help commercial flights decide how to alter their routes — diverting in all three dimensions as necessary &mdash to find the cheapest path between two points. I wonder if he's involved in any way in this test flight.
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