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Jun 02, 2017 (newstodate): Airlines can now fly like to birds through the airspace of six nations without any boundaries.
This is the result of the NEFRA project, completed on May 25, 2017, by connecting the Free Route Airspace, FRA, in Norway with the seamless FRA area already available across Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, and Sweden.
The rationale of the FRA is to foster shorter routes and more efficient use of airspace.
The NEFRA concept goes further by allowing operators to select their preferred trajectories across six states without any requirement for flying via mandatory waypoints on the FIR boundaries.
Aircraft operators can thus plan and operate the most efficient trajectories where all variables such as distance, time, unit rates, and winds may be considered.
This development is the next step in optimizing flight operations in a large volume of airspace, expected to provide operational, environmental and cost benefits for airspace users.
This is the result of the NEFRA project, completed on May 25, 2017, by connecting the Free Route Airspace, FRA, in Norway with the seamless FRA area already available across Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, and Sweden.
The rationale of the FRA is to foster shorter routes and more efficient use of airspace.
The NEFRA concept goes further by allowing operators to select their preferred trajectories across six states without any requirement for flying via mandatory waypoints on the FIR boundaries.
Aircraft operators can thus plan and operate the most efficient trajectories where all variables such as distance, time, unit rates, and winds may be considered.
This development is the next step in optimizing flight operations in a large volume of airspace, expected to provide operational, environmental and cost benefits for airspace users.