ENJAMBRE Project
Exploiting EGNOS capacities to improve Emergency Critical Missions ENJAMBRE is focused in three priorities of the National Security Strategy: management of migratory flows, protection in emergency situations and disasters, and maritime security, in which the private sector can support the public sector by providing innovative services that foster the cooperation between both sectors. The […]
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PildoLabs at the European Space Solutions 2016
Bringing space to Earth is the key message of the European Space Solutions Conference, an event that brings together business and the public sector with users and developers of space-based solutions. This year, PildoLabs will be part of the conference, where three of its most strategic Projects, 5Lives, Magnific and Gricas, will be presented. The […]
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Successful approaches in Madagascar with SBAS System Test-Bed
On March 2016, PildoLabs, in collaboration with ASECNA and Thales Alenia Space (TAS), and in cooperation with Amborovy Airport and the SkyServices operator, led the first SBAS flight campaign in Madagascar. Several approaches were performed down to LPV minima to Amborovy airport Runway 32. A Partenavia P68 from SkyServices was equipped with PildoLabs flight validation […]
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First SBAS approaches for Helicopter and Aeroplane operators in South Africa
On March 2016, PildoLabs, in cooperation with Lanseria International Airport and the local aeroplane and helicopter operators (MCC Aviation and HALO aviation), led the first SBAS flight campaign in South Africa with ARTEMIS signal Several instrument flight procedures based on SBAS were successfully flown in the Johannesburg area during the second week of March. The […]
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Successful LP flight trials at Tivat airport
Last 11th November the Montenegro Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) demonstrated the technical feasibility for implementing a Localizer Performance (LP) approach to Tivat airport. Flight trials were performed using a Bombardier Learjet 45. Tivat airport is located next to the sea but surrounded by high hills which discourage the implementation of straight-in approach procedures. Furthermore night […]
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The Owl service succesfully running at Bratislava Airport
Since August 2015, The Owl service has been operating at Bratislava Airport with a connection to the Slovakian Air Navigation Service Provider LETOVÉ PREVÁDZKOVÉ SLUŽBY (LPS). The connection was made through a PildoBox device installed at the Airport premises. With the implementation of this service, the airport benefits from an automated service to compute and monitor […]
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Pildo Labs supports Norsk Luftambulanse operations
Last November, Pildo Labs and the HEMS operator Norsk Luftambulanse met in Norway to begin a project together that aims to design, validate and implement the first Point-in-Space (PinS) instrument approach procedures down to LPV minima within Norway. Thanks to the implementation of these new procedures, Norsk Luftambulanse will enhance the safety and the accessibility […]
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Pildo Labs, key speaker at Cleansky Garden & Care User Forum
Pildo Labs participated in the Garden & Care Projects User Forum, in Toulouse, France, last November, where main aviation stakeholders from the rotorcraft sector were gathered to discuss key aspects and findings of the two projects so far. Pildo Labs presented two important contributions and results of the projects: 1. A new criteria for Simultaneous […]
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First EGNSS Applications Conference in Africa
Last 22nd and 23rd of September, Pildo Labs led the first International Conference on EGNOS and Galileo (EGNSS) Applications that took place in Lomé, Togo under the MAGNIFIC Project. The conference counted with the participation of key speakers from African and European entities such as the Ministry of High Education and Research, the President of […]
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5-LIVES Project takes off
Last Tuesday 13th of October, 5-LIVES project was launched in Barcelona. This project is partially funded by the European GNSS Agency (GSA) in the frame of Horizon 2020 Work Programme, the funding programme set by the European Commission for research and innovation. 5-LIVES project aims to provide innovative solutions, based in European Global Navigation Satellite […]
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