The study, awarded to Helios Technology, will investigate the region's options for next area navigation development European air navigation organisation Eurocontrol has awarded UK consultancy Helios ...

The author generally prefers RNAV (GPS) approaches over ILS approaches due to potential ILS signal issues and the complexities of switching CDI needles on some systems, which can lead to unintended ...

Carriers urge FAA to make development of arrival and departure procedures a priority US airlines have cautioned the Federal Aviation Administration not to overlook the benefits of basic ...

Rockwell Collins has been awarded a contract by the US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to assist government development of a standard set of interfaces for Required Navigation Performance Area ...

[Avionics Today 06-03-2015] The City of Phoenix has announced its decision to file a lawsuit against the FAA over increased aircraft noise impacts on communities surrounding the Phoenix airport due to ...

Key West International Airport (KEYW) approach involves significant overwater flying, requiring pilots to be aware of emergency procedures and potential challenges. The approach includes a restricted ...

A proposed satellite-guided flight route for planes departing one of Logan International Airport’s major runways would send planes along more precise routes and reduce airplane noise in some urban ...

Performance-based navigation (PBN), made up of area navigation (RNAV) and required navigation performance-authorization required (RNP-AR) sounds complicated. But in reality, it isn’t. Emirates’ Roger ...

This paper discusses the results of a series of flight tests conducted at various locations. The purpose of the flights were to obtain accuracy performance measures. Flights were conducted at the FAA ...