After Phoenix, cadets return to do more flying here: the weather is, well, English, and the airspace full of flights in and out of Heathrow, Stansted, Luton, Gatwick.
The agreements mean that despite the claim that Iraq took full responsibility for its airspace in October, effective aerial sovereignty will be in the hands of the Americans for years to come as they help to patrol the country's skies and control its airspace, and train its air force.
With this agreement, which comes into force on 1 January 2015, Afghanistan will reclaim control and "full sovereignty" over its airspace, territory and waters.
Furthermore, it was fast enough at low altitudes to catch, albeit with some difficulties, Focke Wulf Fw 190 fighter-bombers that attacked Soviet units on the frontlines and immediately returned to German-controlled airspace at full speed.
Relatively mild weather yesterday and President Bush's decision to let airlines make fuller use of military airspace over the holiday also helped make things run more smoothly.
The F.A.A. is making fuller use of military airspace over the Atlantic, and on days when bad weather is predicted, it requests the airspace further in advance, allowing the airlines time to plan to use it.
Last week, he said airlines could make fuller use of military airspace during the Thanksgiving holiday, a step that Mary E. Peters, the transportation secretary, likened to opening highway shoulders for traffic during rush periods.
President Bush is expected to allow airlines again to make fuller use of military airspace over the holiday in a bid to offset delays caused by foul weather and flight congestion.
[C8.] MORE ROOM IN THE SKIES In an attempt to ease air traffic congestion as the holiday travel season arrives, President Bush announced that airlines will be able to make fuller use of military airspace to ease crowding and cut delays.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 — A week before the peak Thanksgiving travel period, the White House got involved at an unusually detailed level with air traffic on Thursday, as President Bush announced that airlines would be able to make fuller use of military airspace to relieve congestion and cut delays.
