Promoting EGNSS Operational Adoption in BLUEMED FAB (BLUEGNSS) aims at promote innovation technologies to maximise the potential of the European GNSS and its adoption in Civil Aviation. The Consortium, led by ENAV, Italian Air Navigation Service Provider, sees the participation of the other BLUE MED FAB (Functional Air Block) ANSPs partners, DCAC – Cyprus, HCAA – Greece and MATS – Malta and is complemented by an industrial partner IDS (Italy) to promote a fully integrated approach composed by operational and technical partners. The primary objective of the BLUEGNSS Project is to develop European Global Navigation Satellite System (EGNSS) aeronautical applications in accordance with ICAO standards and in particular to design RNP approaches with all 3 minimas (LPV, LNAV/VNAV, LNAV), in selected airports in order to increase their accessibility and safety. This will bring operational and economic benefits to selected airports. And, to develop a regional EGNSS Monitoring Network and data recording capabilities in support of the validation of RNP APCH and the introduction of Galileo for Civil Aviation
Other objectives, linked to the primary one, are:
• Training procedure designers in order to increase capabilities for States on implementing RNP APCH;
• Disseminating EGNSS culture among BLUEMED partners;
Design and validation of RNP APCH is a fundamental enabler for the exploitation of EGNSS in the aviation domain and will push forward its adoption in Europe.
This is the first time in Europe that a RNP APCH implementation project is coordinated at FAB level. The advantage of such approach is that States that don’t have enough experience on RNP APCH operational implementation will take benefit from inter FAB knowledge transfer. Furthermore the BLUEMED PBN Task Force framework will act as catalyst platform to spread knowledge among the area and beyond at whole EU level.
