For Airlines, Hands-On Air Traffic Control (Published 2007)Delta Air Lines uses G.P.S. technology to reduce the time its planes spend on the runway.Credit...Tami Chappell/Reuters WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 — At Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Delta Air Lines said its jets take off an average of 10 minutes after pushing back from the gate — three minutes faster than in previous years. Using new technology, planes take off following a narrow rout
