AUSTRALIA EMBRACING PBN TECHNOLOGIES FOR AIRPORTS
December 1st, 2009
BY EMMA JACKSON
THE AIR traffic management (ATM) industry is revamping its navigation systems, switching from analogue radio navigation to more flexible GPS-based digital systems - and Australian airports are leading the charge.
The Brisbane Green Project first implemented its Required Navigation Performance (RNP) procedures at Brisbane airport in 2007, creating pre-determined, GPS-led flight paths which cut emissions and greatly improved navigational accuracy. The programme was so successful Australia is now implementing RNP in all its airports. So far, 26,000 ...
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