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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CabilAvi Workshop in Montenegro
Last September 30th Pildo Labs organised an interactive workshop hosted by the Montenegro Civil Aviation Authority, under the CabilAvi Project (Capacity Building for the Aviation community). Representatives from Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSP) and Civil Aviation Authorities (CAA) from Bosnia–Herzegovina, Serbia, FYR Macedonia and Montenegro participated in the event. During the workshop interesting discussions about […]
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Pildo Labs supports Airbus helicopters
Pildo Labs supports Airbus world’s first environmentally-friendly helicopter On May 12, Airbus Helicopters succesfully achieved another demonstration for eco-friendly rotorcraft operations using an H175 helicopter to fly low-noise IFR approaches to the heliport of Toulouse-Blagnac airport in south-western France, being the first helicopter manufacturer to demonstrate such helicopter-specific IFR procedures. The design and integration of […]
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Pildo Labs in the ATM World Congress
The third edition of the World ATM Congress took place in Madrid last 10th to 12th of March, featuring aviation leaders and experts from around the world. PildoLabs participated in this important event, and had the opportunity to meet with other key aviation stakeholders and some of their partners, for discussing the newest and most […]
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