Alaska Airlines expands RNP in Alaska

Having pioneered the use of RNP at Juneau in the mid 1990s, Alaska Airlines is expanding its use of Required Navigation Performance precision approach technology to land aircraft in Adak, AK, and, in March, Ketchikan. The technology, growing in popularity and usage exponentially over the past few years in the US, allows airlines to follow more direct, RNP-guided approaches limiting weather diversions and saving fuel.