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North Pole flights are North America and mid-Europe to Japan / China / Korea. Pioneered by Finnair and KLM. One of the ETOPS certification criteria for modern
by dingaling 12y ago
North Pole flights are North America and mid-Europe to Japan / China / Korea.
Pioneered by Finnair and KLM.
One of the ETOPS certification criteria for modern airliners is demonstrable navigation stability and accuracy over the Pole. Navstar GPS is not so useful there; GLONASS is better but inertial platforms still the best at those latitudes.
- Svip 12y agoSAS was the first airline to fly over the North Pole.[0] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scandinavian_Airlines#Trans_polar_route https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scandinavian_Airlines#Trans_po...