Company Recognized For Work In RNP

Naverus was recently named the 2007 recipient of the Pinnacle Award by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. The award for 2007 highlights contributions associated with air traffic management. The award was presented at Embry-Riddle's National Training Aircraft Symposium (NTAS), in a ceremony held last week on ERAU's Daytona Beach campus.

The Pinnacle Award in the Corporation Category recognizes Naverus' pioneering work in Required Navigation Performance (RNP), which combines the advanced capabilities of modern aircraft and avionics with sensor systems such as GPS to provide safer, more efficient navigation for operators worldwide.

Embry-Riddle President John P. Johnson noted in his presentation of the award that "Naverus' work has great promise as part of the FAA's aggressive plans (NGATS) for increasing airspace capacity. The prospect of providing safe, high-quality, three-dimensional approach and departure service at airports of all sizes is now a practicality ... the technologies pioneered by Naverus, applied in quantity to general aviation reliever satellite airports is an emerging reality, timed perfectly to serve the anticipated capacity demand of new VLJ and air taxi services."

Steve Fulton, Chief Technical Officer and co-founder of Naverus, accepted the award on behalf of the company.

"RNP has a profound impact on our industry," Fulton said. "It changes how we navigate, how we train our pilots, how we plan our routes -- and ultimately, it will change how all of us share the airspace of the future."

The Pinnacle Award is an Embry-Riddle tradition recognizing outstanding contributions in areas of the aviation profession that are aligned with their aviation education programs. The award is named after the Pinnacles, the area near Dayton, OH where Wilbur Wright made some of his first observations of birds in flight.

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