Tag Archives: RNP

GCAS, AVTECH offer PBN expertise

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Aimee Turner

The Gulf Centre for Aviation Studies (GCAS), the training arm of Abu Dhabi Airports Company, has concluded the first training programme held in the Middle … More ››

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GE to deploy Malaysia RNP network

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Aimee Turner

GE Aviation is deploying the world’s first network of ICAO Required Navigation Performance Authorization Required (RNP AR) flight paths designed by a third-party in Malaysia. … More ››

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COPA selects Rockwell Collins’ 737 avionics

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Aimee Turner

Panama-based COPA Airlines has selected a number of Rockwell Collins’ communication, navigation and surveillance systems, including the latest version of its MultiScan Threat Detection System … More ››

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JetBlue first in RNP AR at JFK

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Aimee Turner

JetBlue Airways has become the first Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)-certified carrier in the United States to use new satellite-based precision approaches at New York’s John … More ››

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Etihad begins full RNP-AR in Abu Dhabi

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Aimee Turner

An Airbus A330-200 from Etihad Airways has performed the first high precision and environmentally efficient RNP-AR approach to Abu Dhabi International Airport. Read ATM’s Middle … More ››

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Video: LFV perfects green connections

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Aimee Turner

LFV has conducted nearly 100 green flights since December from Gothenburg Landvetter Airport to Stockholm Arlanda Airport under a new initiative called the Green Connection partnership. … More ››

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FAA taps ITT/ Naverus for NextGen procedures

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Aimee Turner

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is awarding a contract to ITT Exelis and GE’s Naverus to help accelerate the development of satellite-based procedures that will … More ››

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Brazil’s Santa Dumont debuts RNP

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Aimee Turner

Brazil’s first Required Navigation Performance (RNP) flight procedures have been approved for operational use, following a successful validation flight by Brazilian airline GOL on May … More ››

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China’s Jiuzhai readies for PBN ops

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Aimee Turner

GE-designed Performance-based Navigation (PBN) flight paths have been validated at Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport in the Sichuan Province of China. In this first public PBN project … More ››

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StandardAero completes EASy II upgrades

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Aimee Turner

StandardAero Business Aviation has completed its first two Dassault EASy II Avionics flight deck upgrades on the Dassault Falcon 900EX/DX/LX series aircraft. This first installation … More ››

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