FAA commissions GPS-enhancing Wide Area Augmentation System

The FAA commissioned the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) at midnight on July 9, marking the formal beginning of the agency's effort to enable precise satellite navigation for aircraft flying anywhere in the U.S. WAAS verifies and enhances Global Positioning System (GPS) signals by comparing...

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