New Scientist 14 April 2007, page 28 Who needs a radar when magnetic fields will do (by Tom Simonite) Reports on a vehicle tracking system using the Earth’s magnetic fields.
1 October 2005, page 22 Urgent call to end near-misses on runways (by Paul Marks) Looks into the technology used to prevent collisions on the runways.
13 July 2002, pages 12-13 Is it time to give airliners the freedom of the skies? (by Gerry Byrne) Describes Free Flight, a radically different air traffic control system.
22 July 2000, page 4 Out of the vortex (by Paul Marks) Describes a new method of reducing wake vortices so that more planes can land per hour.
28 November 1998, page 4 Collision course (by Duncan Graham-Rowe) Reveals better training rather than new technology is required to prevent air accident fatalities.
1 August 1998, pages 18-19 High anxiety (by Mark Ward) Looks at the growing problems with Britain’s overstretched air-traffic control system.
7 December 1996, pages 43-45 Internet in the sky (by Justin Mullins) Explores a data network linking pilots, air traffic control systems and airlines.
Solve Issue 10, February 2007 Planes apart (by Melissa Marino) Looks at how mathematical modelling is identifying the traffic control 'gaps'.
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