CROWDED SKIES SPUR AN UPLIFT IN FLIGHT EFFICIENCY
The Middle East is not only home to some of the world's leading airlines, such as Etihad Airways and Emirates Airline, it also has one of the busiest skies.
As its fast-growing airlines nurture global ambitions and invest in expanding their fleets, the sky above the region has never been more crowded.
With the International Civil Aviation Organisationpredicting Middle East traffic will grow at an annual rate of 5.2 per cent through to 2030 and Boeing's current market outlook forecasting demand for an additional 2,370 aircraft in the region by 2031 it will be critically important to address the challenges that will invariably arise.
One significant hurdle is the fact that air traffic management (ATM) systems around the world have struggled to keep pace with the extraordinary growth in air traffic. Consequently, we see airlines struggling to deal with congestion, which has a direct impact on the industry's environmental footprint and on profitability.
10/09/2012 : Neil Planzer / The National.
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