At the same time, it is bolstering its routing and switching businesses in high growth markets through strategic job hires.

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So the world's aviation authorities are seeking to modernise the whole system, streamlining the routing of flights and providing much more real-time information to pilots and controllers.

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Matthew Lavicka, a managing director on Goldman's equities-trading desk and chairman of Sifma's trading and market structure committee, told the exchanges that he felt there was agreement among the majority of exchange customers: They couldn't safely be prepared for the NYSE contingency plan that involved routing orders away from the trading floor and to NYSE Arca in time for Monday morning.

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Hipmunk's app has an easy-to-read calendar display of fares by date, and trips are shown with a time bar and connections labeled in the middle making it easy to see duration and routing.

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