Southwest is one of my favorite airlines... it is a discount airline that offers all the amenities... amazing! Now, the airline takes another step in the right direction with GPS-Guided landing. Instead of dropping the plane in altitude via staircase-like steps for a landing (by communication from pilot to ground control), the GPS-guided landing will create a smooth, efficient, gas-saving (money-saving), and time-saving descent. With $175 million invested, Southwest hopes to make back that money with the money and time it will save when landing its planes! Yet, they insist that the pilot is still the one landing the plane, putting ease on passengers mind about technology landing the plane (without situational knowledge)... this isn't your Lexus parallel park assist. The pilots are still in control!
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