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Thursday, November 08, 2018
A Report from the European GNSS Agency (GSA) on Aviation User Needs and Requirements highlights current and future requirements for position, navigation and timing in the aviation sector and will feed into the discussion at the next EGNSS User Consultation Platform (UCP), to be held in Marseille on 3-4 December 2018 as part of European…
Monday, November 05, 2018
The ERA General Assembly is a key event for Regional Aviation Stakeholders. This year’s event brought together more than 400 key figures from the European aviation industry. The event is an opportunity to network, discuss key issues affecting the industry, learn from a wide range of thought-provoking conference sessions and celebrate the…
Monday, October 29, 2018
Performance Based Navigation (PBN) has a long history in Innsbruck, the picturesque capital city of the Austrian province Tyrol. Innsbruck has around 125,000 inhabitants and is located in the Inn Valley, surrounded by two mountain ranges with an elevation of up to 2,500m/8,200 feet. Since its beginnings, Innsbruck Airport has always faced the…
Monday, October 29, 2018
Netherlands’ capital city Amsterdam was again the setting of the most prominent sectorial shows about the European helicopters and MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) industries. The shows took place during the 16th and 18th October 2018. Like during previous year, the EGNOS stand at Helitech raised a significant interest amongst SAR&…
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
INTERGEO, the main European conference and trade fair for geodesy, geoinformation and land management, took successfully place again last October in Frankfurt (Germany). INTERGEO is one of the most important communications and networking fora for the geospatial community, with a high level of innovation from multiple industry segments:…
Monday, October 22, 2018
The European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS), Europe's regional satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS), provides safety of life navigation services to aviation, maritime and land-based users over most of Europe. The ‘Landing with EGNOS’ exhibition, which opened at the Cité de l’Espace in Toulouse on 11 October,…
Monday, October 22, 2018
The long awaited PBN Implementing Rule was finally published as Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1048 on the 16th of July 2018 underlining the benefits of PBN to the increasing demands on the use of airspace in terms of safety, capacity and efficiency through the optimization of air traffic routes and instrument approach procedures.…
Monday, October 15, 2018
The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) is calling on the European Commission to provide the necessary additional regulatory and financial tools to help national and regional authorities implement Performance Based Navigation Rules (PBN-IR). EBAA’s Secretary General, Athar Husain Khan, issued the call while speaking at the Association’…
Monday, October 15, 2018
As a public institution under the supervision of the French Ministry of Defence since 2007, Shom (The French Hydrographic Office) carries out different activities including the duties of a national hydrographic service and the support to defence and to government maritime and coastal policies. From Brest, Shom performs hydrographic activities…
Wednesday, October 10, 2018
ION GNSS+, the most important technical meeting of GNSS in the world, took place on 24-28 September in Miami. This event attracts the best companies and researchers in the field of GNSS from all over the world, making it the place to be updated with ongoing and future developments in satellite navigation. EGNOS has been mentioned in many…