The US Federal Aviation Administration is taking a hard look at whether an estimated 26,000 instrument flight-capable GPS units on US general aviation aircraft are fit to handle an increasing number ...

FAA is introducing 13 new area navigation (RNAV) departure routes at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Airport that the agency hopes will reduce delays, fuel consumption and congestion by providing direct ...

Nearly a year since commissioning the wide area augmentation system (WAAS) with initial capability, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is marching ahead to maximize the availability of ...

FAA expects that new area navigation (RNAV) departure routes at Atlanta Airport will reduce delays, fuel consumption and frequency congestion. The 13 RNAV routes can be used for more direct and ...

The Kitchener/Waterloo ILS RWY 26 approach requires either ATC radar vectoring or an IFR-capable RNAV GNSS system. The localizer is only reliable within 10 degrees of the centerline, and the DME uses ...

Performance-based navigation procedures are saving the airline industry millions of dollars in fuel, cutting emissions and increasing efficiency, industry officials say. At a press conference Tuesday ...

The FAA has released a “roadmap” for performance-based navigation that would enable pilots to use Rnav and RNP (required navigation performance) procedures Duffy ...

Key West International Airport (KEYW) approach involves significant overwater flying, requiring pilots to be aware of emergency procedures and potential challenges. The approach includes a restricted ...

Flying through layers of thick clouds, this IFR journey captures the art and tension of instrument flight as the pilot ...