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Session B4b: PANEL: Complementary PNT: Flight Plan for the Future

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Date: Thursday, September 17, 2026
Time: 3:55 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Location: Windsong 3-4

Moderator
Michael McDowell , Collins Aerospace

 
Track Chair

Dr. Maria Caamano
German Aerospace Center (DLR)

Aviation depends on GNSS, but it is increasingly under threat. DME and inertial are already available as backups, but newer technologies offer more promise. What is the flight plan to the future for alternative and complementary position and navigation for aviation?

Dr. Valentin Reinhardt, Lufthansa Airlines
John Barry, Federal Aviation Administration Certification & RTCA SC-227
Paolo Lunardi, Thales DME Expert
Erik Ringnes, Honeywell Aerospace

5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., Satellite Division’s 40th Anniversary Trivia Night

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