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Old 17th Jun 2012, 20:11
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All our boeings delivered since 2006 are equipped with a GLS (or GBAS) capable MMR, so that nearly our complete boeing fleet is GLS capable. Boeing offered that as standard equipment at no additional cost. Sadly the same isn't true for the airbus fleet as airbus doesn't offer GLS as a user option on the small bus (yet).

Neither the airbus nor the boeing fleets are SBAS capable so far, however RNP-AR allows for a 250ft minimum which is close enough to a normal ILS CAT I approach where needed. So GLS is a reality for the last few years, SBAS isn't. Of course europe is as always somewhat behind, EGNOS is now certified and the first approaches with it will be designed and published, but currently it doesn't play any commercial role.
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