Europe’s GPS Augmentation System Aims At Category II Approaches

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An increasing number of aircraft types, such as the Airbus A350 (shown), include EGNOS receivers for satellite-based navigation.
Credit: Airbus
The contracts that the European Space Agency recently awarded for upgrades to the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS, a GPS augmentation system) are another sign of the EU’s consistent move toward satellite-based navigation for commercial aviation. Future EGNOS will enable...

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