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Thursday, October 05, 2017
A new version of the EGNOS Open Service Definition Document (SDD) has been released and is available here This new version contains the following updates:   • New commitment map increasing EGNOS Open Service coverage   • Update of information on EGNOS system   • Update of performance figures observed   • New Appendix…
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
Galileo’s success will depend in a large part on its penetration of the LBS and Machine-to-Machine (M2M) markets. However, as the LBS market is already dominated by such heavy hitters as Google and Apple, the European GNSS industry is turning its focus to building a competitive M2M market founded on EU-based location enablers (i.e.,…
Tuesday, May 30, 2017
A new version of the “How to become compliant with EU requriements for LPV” document has been published in the Guidance Material page, please refer to the Aviation Guidance Material section. This document provides a set of simple guidelines for Aircraft Operators within the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) looking to comply with…
Thursday, March 23, 2017
A new article about EGNOS for aviation is available in the European Regions Airline Association (ERA) Regional International magazine (March/April 2017 issue). The article explains how regional airlines and aerodromes benefit from the increased accessibility offered by EGNOS. You can find the full March/April 2017 issue here or download only…
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
The World ATM Congress is the must-attend trade event for the air traffic management sector, welcoming participants from across the world who come to showcase the latest innovations, services and products. One of those services on display in Madrid was the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS). EGNOS,…
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
The GEO Satellites broadcasting EGNOS messages are going to be changed. On the March 20th, PRN 123 (now in test) will be introduced in the operational platform and on the March 21st, PRN 136 will be moved from the operational platform to the test one. For those users equipped with non (E)TSO certified SBAS receivers (ie. those used in  …
Thursday, March 02, 2017
Embraer achieved certification of the latest Honeywell Epic Load 27.1 Next Generation Flight Management System (NGFMS) for the Embraer E-Jet family (E170 / 175 / 190 / 195) in July 2016 (see link). Apart from major improvements in flight planning, performance predictions and efficiency, this upgrade enables operators to access…
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
As part of our continuous improvement process, we have developed some new features and improved some existing ones. Skyplots The skyplot shows information for the satellites being tracked centered on the receivers antenna location of the selected RIMS. In addition to the position of the satellite (…
Thursday, December 22, 2016
The European GNSS Agency (GSA), together with EUROCONTROL, recently held a two-day meeting at its Prague headquarters. More than 120 people participated, including national air navigation service providers and authorities, civil and military aircraft operators, pilots, international aviation associations, equipment manufacturers and…
Saturday, December 10, 2016
Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Austria, GlobeAir was the first mover in the Air Taxi sector in Europe and it is currently one of the fastest growing private jet charter operators. They operate a homogeneous fleet of 14 Citation Mustang jets and are certified for landing in more than 1,200 airports across Europe, which…