August 4, 2005
Lufthansa Systems first to get certification by EASA for navigation database

As the first service provider in airline flight support Lufthansa Systems has now received EASA's Letter of Acceptance. This certification enables more than 110 airlines currently customers of Lufthansa Systems' Lido FMS database to apply for use of the new precision area navigation (P-RNAV) procedures at their aviation authority. These precision approach and departure procedures represent a major innovation in flight navigation and will be permitted from October 2005, provided they are based on certified navigation data as is the case with Lufthansa Systems.

All approach and departure procedures take place in an airport's terminal airspace. For each procedure, a corridor of five miles to the left and right of the flight path is currently reserved. In order to use the available terminal airspace more efficiently, the aviation authorities will permit precision approach and departure procedures worldwide with a total corridor width of only two miles.

The Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) and EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) have defined mandatory requirements for the production of navigation data which are to be used for the new flight procedures. The Lufthansa Systems navigation database is in compliance with these requirements. Developed and continually updated by Lufthansa Systems, the database contains all the aeronautical information available worldwide. All charts for the Lido RouteManual and Lido eRouteManual as well as the Lido FMS databases are produced based on this information.