Europe Clears First Airline Satellite Navigation Operation

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By Reuters | 10 July 2012 | 149

Europe is rolling out operational service of its satellite-based aircraft navigation system EGNOS, an official with Britain's largest air traffic control agency said on Monday. An 18-passenger aircraft serving the island of Alderney, located off the French coast of Normandy, is the first to be outfitted and certified to use the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service, or EGNOS. The system, which makes use of GPS signals to guide aircraft to the runway, is particularly useful when visibility is limited. Read More