The safe and efficient carriage of people and freight is the core activity of regional airlines. The ongoing development of Baro-Vnav and SBAS (satellite based) approaches, particularly the latter, will mean simpler, safer, ILS-type approaches to a significant number of regional airports. A similar system is widely used in the USA and now outnumbers ILS

10 Years Ago • The Portuguese air force held a ceremony at Air Base 5 Monte Real on July 9 to mark the retirement of its 32 surviving A-7P Corsairs, which entered service in 1991. They will be replaced by additional F-16s. • The Sri Lankan Air Force will acquire another two Mi-24s gunships to

Flying with the LA Police Department’s air wing Flexing the long arm of the law in the skies over the City of Los Angeles, California, the home to four million law abiding citizens, ‘suspects’ and movie stars, the Los Angeles Police Department’s (LAPD) Air Support Division (ASD) is charged with patrolling 21 divisions of LA

Becoming a convert to the Christen Eagle Compare propeller diameter to wingspan, and you know you’re in for some excitement! So you fancy owning a Pitts, Stearman or Tiger Moth, but can’t truly afford one – or maybe you suspect they’d be too hard to handle? Try a Christen Eagle. It’s cheaper and more practical,