World premiere at Frankfurt Airport: satellite-based precision landings possible even in bad weather
DFS, the German air navigation service provider, has now started the use of the GBAS precision landing system for poor weather conditions at Frankfurt Airport. This is the first system of its kind in the world. GBAS is the term used to describe navigation by satellite, but combined with a ground-based supplementary, or augmentation, system. Only this combination gives the accuracy required for precision landings.
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