Interlaken Capital Aviation Services has received the CAT III operational qualification on the Dassault Falcon 900EX equipped with the Rockwell Collins Flight Dynamics head-up guidance system. It is the first US Federal Aviation Administration FAR part 135 operator to do so. Marc Vall‚ Dassault Falcon Jet's vice president of programmes, says this will enable Interlaken to pursue CAT II qualification for Type I airports.
Source: Flight International
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