Austrian conducted an RNP RNAV approach – the first in Europe – to Innsbruck’s runway 26 in June. “This [new approach procedure] enables substantially improved and safer course guidance, especially in ...

The new RNAV (GPS) approach at Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, is largely impractical for pilots due to an excessively high Minimum Descent Altitude (MDA). This high MDA is primarily dictated by the stringent ...

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has made a number of recommendations designed to enhance the safety of area navigation (RNAV) global navigation satellite system (GNSS) approaches ...

The Ketchikan RNAV (GPS) approach features an unusually steep 6.49-degree descent angle, requiring significantly higher descent rates than typical non-precision approaches. This approach is restricted ...

The FAA publishes RNAV (GPS) instrument approach procedures that have step-down fix waypoints on the final approach segment. Currently, some navigation equipment or aircraft installations cannot ...

FAA is on track to meet its early goals for introducing more approach and departure routes based on required navigation performance (RNP) and area navigation (RNAV), agency Associate Administrator for ...

To Whom It May Concern: Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records: The most recent readily available instrument approach charts for the KSEA RNAV M 16R ...

[Avionics Today 10-07-2015] Oman Air is using Performance Based Navigation (PBN) to simplify approaches into an airport with one of the most challenging terrains in its network, thanks to new ...

Horizon Air, a regional carrier in the northwestern United States, flies in a challenging environment and, therefore, has special needs. It flies into airports in mountainous terrain, and it seeks ...