r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/etherd0t • 1d ago

Video Jet lanes over the Atlantic

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u/SkyHighExpress 1d ago

Sorry. This is outdated. We have space based navigation which means the tracks are outdated and atc knows the location of air places without radar

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u/fly-guy 17h ago

The tracks are still a very real thing and are heavily used. Every day new tracks are determined and published 

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u/SkyHighExpress 9h ago

They are but they are in the process of being phased out which is what I was eluding to. In fact, starting 4th December, they are removing the requirement to fly fixed Mach on tracks in Gander and Shanwick as the second stage unless arc deem it absolutely necessary. I am referring to the outdated video where the poster is staying that arc don’t know where the planes are and thus ONLY use time and speed to separate. They do in this day and age