Two-thirds of aircraft operating from the 35 largest U.S. airports are equipped for area navigation (RNAV), FAA says, and one-third are "non-RNAV capable." The agency expects that mix to remain stable ...

The FAA approved a new RNP (Required Navigation Performance) approach for Aspen, Colorado's Runway 15, offering lower minimums (537 ft with 1 1/4 mile visibility) and a stable 3.5-degree approach.

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 ...

Chicago’s Midway International Airport (KMDW) is heavily used by the airlines, business-aviation turbine fleets, and a sizable number of smaller GA transient and training aircraft, especially since ...

Last month I wrote about my preference for RNAV approaches versus ILSs in most but not all situations. Earlier this year there was a fatal accident in a Cirrus SR22 in Bar Harbor, Maine, in which the ...

Where do you get your information? Do you go to experts, or rely on what people tell you in a Facebook post? I try not to spend too much time interacting on social media because to me it's largely a ...

Performance-Based Navigation (PBN) is the gift that keeps on giving. Not only is it a key element of the FAA’s Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) modernization initiative, but it is ...

Rockwell Collins has received a contract to assist a number of US Navy and US Marine Corps aircraft types obtain safety-critical Required Navigation Performance Area Navigation (RNP-RNAV) capabilities ...

UAE implementing RNAV 1 at Abu Dhabi International Airport, to be rolled out across the Emirates FIR and introduced at other airports; New system to triple airspace capacity on available routes, ...