December 11, 2012 - The Department of
Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA) today announced that pilots will start
using new NextGen technology and procedures that
will enable aircraft to fly more efficient,
environmentally-friendly flights into Portland
International Airport (PDX) beginning next year.
The NextGen (Next Generation Air Transportation
System) program uses cutting-edge technology,
including new Area Navigation (RNAV) approach
procedures, to create a modern, satellite-based
air traffic control system, transforming the
national airspace system to make it even safer
and more efficient for the traveling public,
airports and operators, and facilitating
economic growth.
Area navigation (RNAV) is a method of instrument
flight rules (IFR) navigation that allows an
aircraft to choose any course within a network
of navigation beacons, rather than navigating
directly to and from the beacons.
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