ATC
Air Routing Program bypasses traffic glitches
Air Routing International’s Domestic Flight Watch (DFW) program, now in its second year, is designed to reduce the impact of ATC delays and reroutings on c

Air Routing International’s Domestic Flight Watch (DFW) program, now in its second year, is designed to reduce the impact of ATC delays and reroutings on corporate and charter operators. “The DFW program has succeeded in boosting the domestic air operations efficiency and time management of Air Routing’s clients,” said vice president Tim Maystrik. The service relies on a partnership among Air Routing meteorologists and flight planners, NBAA’s general aviation desk and the FAA.

“Our client aircraft are now treated by the FAA the same way the FAA treats the airlines when it comes to issuing delays and reroutes,” Maystrik said. “Clients are finding that being informed in advance about potential delays is helping them make effective operational decisions. Everything downline, from ground transportation to important meetings as well as unnecessary stress on passengers, is affected by actual or potential delays. In addition, our ability to recommend alternate routings or feeder airports has, at the very least, minimized our clients’ delays and in many cases has shown a negligible effect on their schedule for the day.”