UAE to introduce new airspace structure
The United Arab Emirates’ aviation regulator, the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), will implement the world’s first airspace structure to be completely based on Performance Based Navigation (PBN) with a navigation specification of RNAV-1. PBN is navigation that uses Global Navigation Satellite Systems and computerized onboard systems. This offers considerable advantages over traditional ATC systems based largely on fixed, ground-based beacons guiding aircraft along airways via waypoints. The GCAA describes the new arrangement as one of the world’s most advanced air traffic management systems; it is scheduled to come into operation Dec. 7. The aim is to improve the efficiency of the UAE Flight Information Region (FIR), which has become increasingly congested because of the growing amounts of traffic flowing through Dubai International and Abu Dhabi International airports. <br/>
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UAE to introduce new airspace structure
The United Arab Emirates’ aviation regulator, the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), will implement the world’s first airspace structure to be completely based on Performance Based Navigation (PBN) with a navigation specification of RNAV-1. PBN is navigation that uses Global Navigation Satellite Systems and computerized onboard systems. This offers considerable advantages over traditional ATC systems based largely on fixed, ground-based beacons guiding aircraft along airways via waypoints. The GCAA describes the new arrangement as one of the world’s most advanced air traffic management systems; it is scheduled to come into operation Dec. 7. The aim is to improve the efficiency of the UAE Flight Information Region (FIR), which has become increasingly congested because of the growing amounts of traffic flowing through Dubai International and Abu Dhabi International airports. <br/>
