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RNP—The TLA that's A-OK!
By: Steve Heaser
Jan 13
2011
We use a lot of acronyms around here. Usually, they're three-word terms shortened down to a three letter acronym or as I call it, a TLA. On Red Belly Radio this week, I'll explain one of the TLAs you may have been hearing about lately--RNP.
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RNP—The TLA that's A-OK!
By: Steve Heaser
Jan 13
2011
My guest on Red Belly Radio this week is David “Fig” Newton and he knows WAY more about this than we have time for in this episode, but if you want to learn about how it works and what it does, this is the podcast to listen to.
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Our Journey to Required Navigation Performance (RNP)
By: Chuck Magill, Vice President Flight Operations
Jan 11
2011
It’s hard to believe that our journey to revolutionize automation at Southwest Airlines is finally here. In that time we developed the concept and training modules and incorporated autothrottle, vertical navigation, Primary Flight Display/Navigation Display (PFD/ND), and GPS procedures into our operation.
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Required Navigation Performance is Ready
By: Prewitt Reaves, Senior Engineer
Jan 10
2011
Remember that early Christmas present we received from the FAA on December 15, an Operational Specification (aka OpSpec) approving Required Navigation Performance (RNP) Special Aircraft and Aircrew Authorization Required (SAAAR) approach operations for Southwest Airlines? This important step gives S
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They Did It!
By: Caleb Fox
Dec 22
2010
Last week I brought you remarks from Gary Kelly, our Chairman, President, and CEO from the Williams Trophy Presentation in Washington DC.
In part two of this series we present remarks from Vice President Operations Coordination Center Jeff Martin who was tasked with leading the efforts of training our Pilots and retrofitting our aircraft
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