Performance Based Navigation (PBN) procedures, notably Required Navigation Performance (RNP) standards, are about freeing airplanes’ reliance on ground-based navigational aids and allowing more flexible and optimum routing using satellite navigation. While these procedures have existed for some time, implementation in Europe has been slow due to a number of operational factors. The RISE project aims to validate several PBN/RNP procedures by conducting over 160 flight trials between ten European small and medium-sized airports. The project will work closely with all actors, and in particular with airlines and air service navigation providers to ensure uptake of the procedures more widely.

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