European GNSS Services (EGNOS and Galileo) explained how they contribute to a greener and safer aviation at the WATM 2021
October 29, 2021The European GNSS programs EGNOS and Galileo attended the call of the annual ATM congress (WATM) in this first in-person edition in two years, and assisted with the latest news on satellite navigation referring to aviation, urban mobility and search and rescue (SARS). The EU Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA), former GSA, as the company designated to manage the three systems that make up the European Space Program; EGNOS, Galileo and Copernicus presented their essential role in the development of the drone sector in Europe and the Urban Air Mobility of the future.
The King inaugurated the World Congress on Air Traffic Management
October 29, 2021King Felipe VI presided this Tuesday the inauguration of the World Air Traffic Management Congress World ATM Congress, organized by the Civil Air Navigation Services Organization (CANSO), in collaboration with the Air Traffic Control Association (ATCA). The World ATM Congress represents the largest air navigation event, which brings together managers and technicians in the sector and is held at IFEMA, in Madrid.
Inmarsat and ESSP partner to manage IRIS Air Traffic modernisation programme testing, certification and integration
October 27, 2021New cooperation agreement focuses on European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification, moving the ground-breaking programme a step closer to deployment by 2023
ESSP and GroupEAD join forces to support ATM data service provider concept
April 15, 2021On the 21st of January 2021, GroupEAD and ESSP signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen their cooperation
EGNOS Safety of Life: Serving aviation for 10 years
March 18, 2021The European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) Safety of Life (SoL) Service is celebrating its 10th Anniversary. Since it was declared operational in March 2011, the EGNOS SoL Service has been supporting civil aviation operations down to LPV (Localiser Performance with Vertical guidance) minima at airports across 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
Croatia Airlines will use EGNOS for satellite LPV approaches
March 25, 2019Croatia Airlines has successfully completed the major part of the DASH Q400 aircraft modernization project in which Dash aircraft are equipped with new navigation equipment.
EGNOS, an ongoing story for aviation
February 19, 2019EGNOS is reaching the impressive 70 EGNOS WORKING AGREEMENTS established with Air Navigation Service Providers