is one of the biggest expenses for any airline and can represent nearly 30% of operating costs.
That’s why airlines carefully plan routes, altitudes, and trajectories to take advantage of every possible weather condition.
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The “invisible highways” of the Atlantic
Transatlantic flights don’t fly randomly over the ocean. There are organized routes called NAT Tracks, a kind of invisible air highway that changes daily depending on the weather and winds.
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Every night, dozens of aircraft enter these routes in a coordinated fashion to cross the Atlantic efficiently and safely.
It’s a true international aerial choreography involving airlines from all over the world using aircraft such as the Boeing 787, Boeing 777, Airbus A330, and Airbus A350.
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