The FAA has implemented new Optimized Profile Descents (OPDs) at 11 additional U.S. airports, bringing the total number of airports using this system to 64. OPDs replace traditional "step-down" ...

The optimized profile descents now available at 64 U.S. airports reduce aircraft fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. Optimized profile descents eliminate stair-step procedures, in which ...

The FAA has implemented NextGen technology in the Washington, D.C. area, activating new satellite-based flight paths into three major airports. These new paths utilize Optimized Profile Descents (OPDs ...

The air traffic routes coming in and going out of Washington, D.C.-area airports. (Credit: FAA) Parts of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Next Generation Air Transportation System are… ...

FAA is now allowing three parallel “optimized profile descents” into the three major airports that serve the Washington, D.C. area, initiating an airspace modification the agency said should save ...