A380 set for cut in wake separation after research likely to prove closer approaches possible

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Airbus A380 wake turbulence in-trail separation criteria may be reduced later this year from the distances published in the safety case study late in 2006, it emerged at Eurocontrol's international WakeNet conference in Brussels, Belgium last week. Meanwhile, existing separation standards between in-service aircraft are to be reviewed.

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