Gatwick Airport, London, has installed new software for Airport Collaborative Decision Making, a concept that means all vendors, airlines and the airport itself sharing information for safety and efficiency. The result is an increase in the airport’s capacity on its single runway—up to 55 flights an hour. DETAILS
Gatwick and Heathrow are the finalists campaigning for the right to add an additional runway. MORE
That is a lot of flights in an hour! I thought planes like to wait 90 -120 seconds between takeoffs to allow air turbulence to settle and reduce chances of an accident. I wonder how they got around that?