KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia became be the first airline in the country to be granted the RNP-AR APCH flight operations approval.
The RNP-AR APCH or the Required Navigation Performance Authori- sation Required Approach, is an advanced form of Performance-based Navigation (PBN) technology, which can be designed to shorten the distance an aircraft has to fly en route, and to reduce fuel burn, exhaust emissions and noise pollution in communities near airports.
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