EGNOS reaches milestone of 1,000 approach procedures: A testimony to your commitment to safety and efficiency
December 16, 2024EGNOS has reached an impressive milestone with 1,000 approach procedures now utilising its Satellite-Based Augmentation System (SBAS). This achievement highlights EGNOS's vital role in transforming aviation safety, accessibility, and sustainability across Europe.
easyJet takes to the skies with Iris: next generation Air Traffic Communication service
January 29, 2024Ground-breaking Iris satellite-based datalink technology enters commercial service, enabling airspace optimisation to ease congestion and reduce delays and emissions for airlines
A Green Deal for European aviation: ESSP and Viasat seal an agreement to commercialise the Iris Air Traffic Programme
July 06, 2023ESSP has become the service provider of Iris, the ground-breaking programme, powered by SB-S connectivity solution, as it progresses towards commercial service.
Space opportunities for safer maritime operations in Europe and beyond
October 05, 2021Safety of life at sea and ocean protection have always been a top priority in the maritime sector. EUSPA is developing space services, tailored to the needs of this sector that generate tangible benefits to end users.
Webinar: “LPV Implementation in Europe: from EGNOS SoL declaration to PBN IR”
June 08, 2021In 2021, we celebrate that EGNOS Safety of Life service has been serving European airports for the past 10 years. Do not miss this webinar if you want to learn how EGNOS implementation has progressed during the last decade, since the first LPV procedure’s publication on March 17th 2011 up to reaching near 800 available today. Details will be provided on the evolution of procedures over time, as well as available STC/SB solutions and operators already equipped to use EGNOS. Additionally, we will show other tools and materials available for free to support all those that are interested to adopt EGNOS this great PBN enabler. Do not miss it!
EGNOS continues its expansion into European airports towards all RNP approaches in 2024
September 29, 2020Although the outbreak of the Global Health crisis has slowed down or halted projects in all sectors, the process of signing EGNOS Working Agreements in many European airports has continued as planned. In the last five months, 4 new European organizations have settled EGNOS Working Agreements (EWAs) as a first step towards implementing EGNOS-based operations in the near future.
EU Space growing #strongertogether: Happy Europe Day
May 08, 2020As the European Union celebrates Europe Day on May 9, we take a look at how the EU space programmes, themselves a result of European cooperation, are helping the European Union achieve concrete goals of a more united and prosperous Europe.
NATS takes over air traffic control at St Athan Airport
April 27, 2020Air traffic service provider, NATS has taken over tower operations at St Athan Airfield as of 1 April