Hi

 

So after spending awhile reading many things and not really getting my questions answered I am going to ask here.

 

Is RNAV navigation required for commercial flights in Europe? (EU-OPS)

 

Lets say, hypothetically, that there is an old DC-9 that is a private jet in Africa, it has not had any avionics improvements and wishes to conduct some flights in Europe, can it?

 

I guess I am asking for the Coolsky DC9 but it applies to other aircraft as well, I understand it would not be RVSM approved so would be restricted to under FL290 but is it ok to still use Non-RNAV approved aircraft in European airspace? 

 

I just think I read somewhere that you cannot use them anymore for airline ops, is that true? Private jets too? I know Dubai is only for RNAV equipped aircraft , http://www.pprune.org/atc-issues/457064-dubai-non-rnav1-equipped-aircraft.html , and I believe that is still in effect, it was last I checked. 

 

I think all the classic aircraft operating in Europe would have updated avionics, RVSM approved and RNAV/PBN approved avionics, I am just looking for clarification.

 

I know there is no problems operating non-rnav in most other parts of the world, I just wanted to clear this up for myself. 

 

thanks 

 

Lee

I'm pretty sure it is. Even as long as ten years ago it wasn't permissible to fly in Europe above FL9.5 without a basic form of RNAV called B-RNAV, I'm sure it's a requirement now there are a million fixes, most of which are not defined by radio nav aids.

Eugene