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Boeing 757-223

"Photo of the accident airplane (N651AA) on approach to Miami in 1991 Photo copyright Gerard Helmer - used with permission"
Photo of the accident airplane (N651AA) on approach to Miami in 1991

MasterRNAVs - 11032022 (GPS/WAAS Approaches)

The availability of Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS)-capable approach procedures is a significant enabler of WAAS benefits in the United States. View the latest status of U.S. WAAS approach procedures.

Avions de Transport Regional 72-212

"Photo of American Eagle ATR-72"
Photo of American Eagle ATR-72

Simmons Airlines American Eagle Flight 4184, N401AM

Roselawn, Indiana

October 31, 1994

On October 31, 1994, at 1559 Central Standard Time, an Avions de Transport Regional, Model 7

NAS Enterprise Architecture and Systems Engineering

From Research to Reality

The NAS Enterprise Architecture (EA) provides the blueprint to mature the FAA's vision of the future. Systems Engineering is the FAA's mechanism to move from research to reality. The information below provides a technical view of the NAS EA and the underlying contributions of Systems Engineering.

As the FAA’s Mission Need Statement, the EA contains a set of data and models that document the current and target states of the National Air Space. It...