Aero Linx: The Airline Dispatchers Federation
The Airline Dispatchers Federation represents the professional interests of the dispatch profession. ADF's constituency is comprised of licensed aircraft dispatchers and operational control professionals from aerospace companies, regional and cargo carriers and every major U.S. airline. ADF's membership as of January 2022 stood at 1,721 members. The vast majority of airline passengers traveling each day in the United States, do so under the watchful eye of ADF members.
Flight Level
A level of constant atmospheric pressure related to a reference datum of 29.92 inches of mercury. Each is stated in three digits that represent hundreds of feet. For example, flight level (FL) 250 represents a barometric altimeter indication of 25,000 feet; FL 255, an indication of 25,500 feet.
“We’ve kind of been stuck with our airliners at about Mach .8 for the past almost 50 years, so being able to get there – wherever there is – much faster is still kind of an unfulfilled dream. With the X-59 flying on the Quesst mission, I think we’re ready to break the sound barrier once again.”
Source: Peter Coen, NASA’s mission integration manager the Quiet Supersonic team, chatting about the most recent developments in their X-59 as they ready themselves for a test flight in 2023.
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