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Air Berlin first airline to receive LBA's certification for GLS landings

Berlin, Germany - In future they will replace standard ILS systems

Air Berlin is the world’s first airline to receive LBA (German Federal Aviation Office) approval for employing GLS (GPS landing system) technology on its aircraft. Air Berlin has been running trials on this satellite technology since 2008. In future the airline will also be able to use it for normal flight operations. This makes the second largest German airline an international trailblazer. GLS m...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1111866
Rome, Italy, 11/26/2009 15:36
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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