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As of January 2010, GOL's aircraft will be able to take off and land with even more precision, reducing operating costs and CO2 emissions.
GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (Bovespa: GOLL4 and NYSE: GOL), the largest low cost and low fare airline in Latin America, hereby announces that as of January 2010, its aircraft will be equipped with sensors to enable the use of the GPS Landing System, an innovative landing and takeoff system, as well as Vertical Situation Display, a sophisticated tool for determining the aircraft's position in relation to the ground.
The GPS Landing System enables with more accurate and safer, the plotting of curved segments in a single procedure, thereby permitting continuous ascent or descent.
"This type of navigation reduces fuel consumption and the emission of environmentally harmful gases by up to 15% in these flight stages," declared GOL's Technical Vice-President Fernando Rockert de Magalhães. "We are anticipating a global trend which will become the dominant technology in the near future."
GOL's aircraft will also be equipped with Vertical Situation Display, which will allow pilots to accurately identify, from the cockpit, information on ground relief and obstacles. This equipment further enhances safety, by providing an addition tool for monitoring the position of the aircraft in relation to the ground.
It also permits more efficient landing planning, reducing landing component wear and tear and, consequently, future maintenance expenses.
(c) Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation. Date posted: 02-Dec-09
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