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supervision system, implemented safety transitions to high-performance approach
responsibility and accountability at every and landing capability.
level-- one reason that China has amassed The U.S. Federal Aviation
the best aviation safety record in its history Administration (FAA) has also conducted
with over 15 million safe flight-hours. a comprehensive overhaul of the National
According to a CAAC road map, the Airspace System to make air travel more
country plans to implement RNAV-1 dependable and efficient, while reducing
and RNP-1 for all airport terminal-area the impact of aviation on the environment
operations within China by 2016 and, and on communities around airports. The
depending on operational requirements, FAA’s air traffic modernization program,
to mandate the application of RNAV-1 or called NextGen, is expected to improve air
RNP-1 at certain airports. traffic management to save fuel and reduce
Where PBN operations co-exist with noise, pollution, congestion and delay.
conventional operations, the CAAC plans PBN, a cornerstone technology of
to grant preferred route access to aircraft NextGen, allows aircraft to fly more
with PBN capability. accurate paths by shifting reliance in
The CAAC plans to expand navigation to a satellite-based system.
implementation of RNP APCH with “The U.S. national airspace is being India’s new GPS-aided GEO
Baro-VNAV in approach operations. By remapped with RNP routes, which serve augmented navigation system
2016, RNP approach capability will be as “Highways in the Sky” that help (GAGAN) is one of four in
available to all instrument runway ends. travellers get to their destinations quicker the world which improve the
RNP AR approach procedures will be and safe,” GE Aviation Systems says in a accuracy of the GPS signal,
implemented at airports with operational presentation paper. allowing planes to fly shorter,
requirements. The CAAC also plans to Quovadis is also implementing iPad more direct routes to enhance
safety, save fuel costs,
introduce landing operations based on operations in several airlines in a bid to reduce flight times, relieve
Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) commence paperless flying experience congestion and increase
and Global Positioning Landing System for for pilots. From the earliest days of capacity.

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