Jeppesen receives FAA nod for RNP procedures

Jeppesen has been granted a certification by the FAA to design, flight validate and maintain public Required Navigation Performance (RNP) Special Aircrew and Aircraft Authorization Required (SAAAR) procedures in the United States.

Jeppesen first applied to be part of this program in mid-2007, and to achieve the authorization, proved to FAA officials its expertise in all facets of RNP procedure design and maintenance, including: simulator testing, ground validation of obstacles at and around the airport and flight validation to assure safe operation, according to company officials.

As part of the qualification process, Jeppesen designed a public RNP procedure to runway 28 at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, Savannah, Ga. (KSAV). Jeppesen flight validated the procedure in conjunction with NetJets. The RNP procedure is expected to be operational in the last quarter of 2009.

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