Airlines look for an edge in weather-radar systems

15, 2014 photo, Captain Randy Moore, left, and co-pilot Mark Johnson, right, fly a Convair 580 test plane during a flight demo of the Honeywell InturVue weather radar over Florida. Advances in radar are helping pilots avoid 

ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI) – The confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers is the heart of a major migration route for birds and insects. The National Weather service shared these photos to their Facebook page. Radar 

Then, looking at the display on a new weather-radar system, the pilots saw a way to navigate between the storms on the Dallas-bound flight this spring. "We found the gap that the weather radar said was safe to go through," Will, who is also American's

15, 2014 photo, Captain Randy Moore, left, and co-pilot Mark Johnson, right, fly a Convair 580 test plane during a flight demo of the Honeywell InturVue weather radar over Florida. Advances in radar are helping pilots avoid 

Each forecast starts with a 3-D radar snapshot of the atmosphere that it modifies with data from NOAA's vast network of weather stations, balloons, and satellites. The added timeliness is important, but where the HRRR really shines is in its spatial