A push for friendlier skies
US aerospace companies and govt officials are pushing to develop new cockpit-equipment standards that eventually would allow aircraft to fully utilise local satellite-navigation systems across Europe, China, Russia and other areas. Efforts to draft such common technical benchmarks, discussed at an industry meeting in Washington DC, last week, aim to enhance safety by permitting airliners and other planes to supplement signals from US-operated Global Positioning Satellites with those broadcast by separate regional or national space constellations or even ground-based technology. The ultimate goal is more precise and redundant location information worldwide—regardless of airline or aircraft type. The concept has been discussed in principle for years. <br/>
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A push for friendlier skies
US aerospace companies and govt officials are pushing to develop new cockpit-equipment standards that eventually would allow aircraft to fully utilise local satellite-navigation systems across Europe, China, Russia and other areas. Efforts to draft such common technical benchmarks, discussed at an industry meeting in Washington DC, last week, aim to enhance safety by permitting airliners and other planes to supplement signals from US-operated Global Positioning Satellites with those broadcast by separate regional or national space constellations or even ground-based technology. The ultimate goal is more precise and redundant location information worldwide—regardless of airline or aircraft type. The concept has been discussed in principle for years. <br/>
