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Space-age SAFE system guides Continental flights from LA to world
Continental Airlines employs the SAFE system in its Los Angeles control center to monitor up to 34 flights at once with a computerized flight planning and tracking setup. Weather data from Kansas City is integrated with internal forecasts, and automatic flight releases go to originating crews as dispatchers adjust plans in real time.
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Continental Airlines
Los Angeles International Airport
Continental
Western Pacific
Eastern Seaboard
el Segundo
Charles A. Fickel
National Weather Service
Kansas City
Safe Weather Data Bank
U.S
Canada
Mexico
Caribbean
Alaska
Hawaii
Pacific
Air Micronesia
Air Siam
Fickel
Douglas Aircraft Co
Long Beach