ICAO's plan to standardize approach chart titles by renaming RNAV procedures to RNP is largely opposed by the FAA and other countries. The FAA's resistance is due to significant avionics update costs, ...
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 ...
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 ...
The FAA restricts certain flight operations and instrument approaches either through specific regulations (e.g., CAT II/III) or by designating procedures as "nonstandard" (e.g., ILS CAT I SA, RNAV RNP ...
Southwest Airlines believes that if FAA sticks to its current deployment plan for RNP/RNAV procedures, the carrier will achieve an adequate return on its equipage investment. Meanwhile, Alaska ...
The CMV-22B Required Navigation Performance (RNP) and Area Navigation (RNAV) Team, consisting of Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) civilians, contractors and military personnel, ...