easyJet / Ryanair - RNAV GNSS.

[TotalBeginner]

Does anyone know if Ryanair and easyJet are flying RNAV GNSS approaches? I know that Ryanair have been flying certain NPAs using VNAV for some time, I'm just curious to know if they have approval for GNSS?

[Sir George Cayley]

Won't the destination have to have an IAP too?

[EdnaClouds]

Ryanair - No

[Denti]

Normal RNAV GNSS approaches or RNP AR? The latter one is quite a different beast. Not to mention GNSS based precision approaches, currently GLS on the 737 as standard equipment.

[Right Way Up]

easyJet - yes

[Zippy Monster]

Won't the destination have to have an IAP too?

Destination alternate (or destination itself if no alternate planned) must have a non-RNAV instrument approach available if an RNAV approach is intended at destination. So to answer your question, not necessarily.

For example... flew into Bordeaux not too long ago and they were on 05 with the VOR u/s. Available approaches were RNAV or visual. Alternate was La Rochelle, with ILS available - so both ok.

[OhNoCB]

I've heard that Ryanair have just received approval in the last weeks for RNAV GNSS approaches using LNAV and LNAV/VNAV.

[OhNoCB]

I don't know what authority that document holds, or how old it is, or if there is room for negotiation with it. It states minimum rwy width 45m but I think Ryanair operate to narrower strips than this. Someone working there could maybe confirm.