In August 2021, I participated in an inspection flight of a new approach procedure at one of the most challenging airports to land at in the U.S., Colorado’s Eagle County (KEGE) with Hughes Aerospace ...

Thomas Cook Airlines (UK) gained CAA approval to become the country's first carrier to use GPS-based RNAV technology on approaches. Two Thomas Cook A330s are fitted with RNAV hardware and software and ...

The FAA has significantly expanded options for air traffic controllers to clear RNAV-equipped aircraft onto approaches, including direct to intermediate or step-down fixes on both RNAV and ...

RNAV (GPS) approaches are subject to a strict 90-degree turn limitation (versus 120 degrees for conventional navigation) because RNAV systems anticipate turns, requiring protected airspace *before* a ...