Quovadis, the flight operations services company of Airbus, has been chosen by Tibet Airlines to implement Required Navigation Performance (RNP) procedures for its operations using the Airbus A319.

The US move towards a performance-based navigation system has taken a step forward with the US Federal Aviation Administration approval for Delta Air Lines to use any required navigation performance ...

Southwest Airlines’ senior director of Flight Operations Jeff Martin spoke today about the benefits of RNP (Required Navigation Performance) and Southwest’s progression on RNP implementation ...

Required Navigation Performance started out in 1996 as a way for carriers to access mountainous airports safely. Now Southwest Airlines is about to use RNP to cut fuel burn and emissions while flying ...

While FAA is meeting its targets for introducing RNAV/RNP procedures, the chief watchdog for the U.S. Transportation Dept. questions whether the agency is addressing the areas of greatest need. FAA ...

Naverus, a part of GE Aviation Systems, announced it will begin Required Navigation Performance (RNP) work at a sixth Chinese airport, Lijiang, that will help improve Air China and Sichuan Airlines ac ...

Required navigation performance (RNP) procedures and their bottom-line operational cost benefits have been proven for exotic locations worldwide, and most modern airliners are being delivered with the ...

The FAA has approved a letter of qualification for Naverus to move forward with developing flight paths consistent with the developmental NextGen air traffic control system. Headquartered in Kent, ...

An aircraft navigation system made by Naverus Inc. that allows airplanes to land at airports high in the mountains in adverse weather conditions is being tested at the Lijang airport in China.