Satellite-based landing system certified – GBAS debut at Bremen Airport

The satellite-based precision approach system GBAS (Ground Based Augmentation System) has received the German type certification as a primary landing system by the Federal Supervisory Authority for Air Navigation Services (BAF) and may be used independently of the instrument landing system (ILS) which has been is use for decades for instrument flights. At Bremen Airport,… Continue reading Satellite-based landing system certified – GBAS debut at Bremen Airport

SESAR's Palace

No, there is no spelling mistake in the title… we are not talking about that famous (or infamous) institution in Las Vegas. The title of this section of the blog and the first article in it comes from the name affectionately given to the rather somber office building in Blagnac outside Toulouse which used to… Continue reading SESAR's Palace