Tag Archives: EGNOS

EGNOS goes live at Milan Linate

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Aimee Turner

Milan Linate airport has become the first in Italy to provide satellite-based EGNOS navigation services to all operators at no cost. Other Italian airports are … More ››

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Galileo Valley

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Aimee Turner

A helicopter recently flew over a very special Alpine valley to gather data on how Europe’s two satellite navigation systems – EGNOS and Galileo – … More ››

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Environment: What advances are being made within NextGen to support environmental goals, policies and lowered emissions/noise?

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Aimee Turner

Steve Fulton, GE Aviation: As part of its RNP design process, GE incorporate noise and environmental analysis as well as airport and community coordination into … More ››

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EGNOS overcomes urban challenge

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Aimee Turner

The European Data Access Service (EDAS), a new commercial service of the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS), has been launched EGNOS increases GPS accuracy … More ››

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Europe upgrades EGNOS positioning accuracy

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Aimee Turner

A new EGNOS transponder was launched on 9 July via satellite from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, by the European Commission in order to upgrade and maintain the … More ››

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EGNOS adds 40 more airports

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Aimee Turner

Forty more airports in 11 European countries will soon be accessible for EGNOS-equipped aircraft thanks to a European Union-funded project. The ACCEPTA project either co-funds … More ››

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RC receives Euro airspace certification

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Aimee Turner

A number of Rockwell Collins’ surveillance, communication and navigation systems for business aircraft have recently received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification to comply with … More ››

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ESA launch Navipedia satnav resource

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Aimee Turner

Satellite navigation is progressing swiftly, in fact so swiftly that printed textbooks can’t keep pace – so the European Space Agency (ESA) has introduced its … More ››

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DFS clinches award for EGNOS roll-out

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Aimee Turner

DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung has received an award for its introduction of new approach procedures that use the data provided by the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay … More ››

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Solar storm shield for EGNOS

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Aimee Turner

Europe’s EGNOS satnav augmentation service which guides aircraft landings will be strengthened against the effects of solar storms and its design future-proofed. Officials from the … More ››

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