Jeppesen Authorized For PBN Checks

Jeppesen said it is the first third-party vendor authorized to flight check performance-based navigation (PBN) procedures, including Required Navigation Performance (RNP).

The Boeing subsidiary said its chief technical pilot, Capt. Robert Holleran, completed the flight validation training course per FAA notice 8260.66, Flight Validation of Satellite-Based Performance-Based Navigation and Special Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) Instrument Flight Procedures. He is the fourth individual to receive the authorization, Jeppesen said.

Jeppesen, Englewood, Colo., provides a PBN program that includes FAA-qualified AC90-101 consultants, RNP and RNAV flight procedure design, analysis of fleet missions and route structure to optimize RNP implementation strategy, and simulator evaluation.