Transport Canada has cleared WestJet to carry out flight management system (FMS) -guided airport approach procedures using area navigation (RNAV) capabilities certificated to record accuracy levels.

Pilots must thoroughly study approach procedures, even those of the same type like RNAV (GPS), as unique challenges and restrictions often exist, as exemplified by the RNAV (GPS) Y and Z approaches at ...

Austrian conducted an RNP RNAV approach – the first in Europe – to Innsbruck’s runway 26 in June. “This [new approach procedure] enables substantially improved and safer course guidance, especially in ...

This past January there was some brief mention in the aviation trade media that Alaska Airlines had begun to use a radically different type of instrument approach procedure to reduce IFR approach and ...

Modern IFR GPS units are versatile, often integrating VOR/Localizer receivers and serving in lieu of ADF and DME for many navigation and approach requirements. Pilots must carefully review approach ...

Area navigation (RNAV) is a concept that predates the implementation of GPS by several decades. But it was with the advent of the latter, with its powerful microprocessors, compact size and global ...

It's common misconception, but +V advisory glide slope isn't same as LPV glide path.