Matt Thurber, editor-in-chief at AIN Media Group, has been flying since 1975 and writing about aviation since 1978 and now has the best job in the world, running editorial operations for Aviation International News, Business Jet Traveler, and FutureFlight.aero. In addition to working as an A&amp;P mechanic on everything from Piper Cubs to turboprops, Matt taught flying at his father’s flight school in Plymouth, Mass., in the early 1980s, flew for an aircraft owner/pilot, and for two summer seasons hunted swordfish near the George’s Banks off the East Coast from a Piper Super Cub. An ATP certificated fixed-wing pilot and CFII and commercial helicopter pilot, Matt is type-rated in the Citation 500 and Gulfstream V/550. Based in the Pacific Northwest, Matt and his team cover the entire aviation scene including business aircraft, helicopters, avionics, safety, manufacturing, charter, fractionals, technology, air transport, advanced air mobility, defense, and other subjects of interest to AIN, BJT, and FutureFlight readers.

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The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has issued a bulletin warning that some instrument approach procedure missed approach segment designs may have a problem. Flight information provider OpsGroup notified members that some countries are adding higher minima on certain approaches because of this issue.
According to the <a href="https://ops.group/dashboard/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ICAO-EB-2026-13.pdf">ICAO bulletin</a>, “The specific issue is regarding an inconsistency between the assumptions behind the obstacle assessment criteria and the navigation systems standards for approach procedures based on SBAS [satellite-based augmentation systems]. As a result, the protection provided in the missed approach segment may be inadequate for some navigation systems authorized for localizer performance with vertical guidance (LPV) operations.”
OpsGroup advises operators to check notams for updated LPV minima. Some countries that have adjusted LPV minima include Germany, the Netherlands, and Belgium. Others, according to OpsGroup, have suspended LPV minima for certain procedures or runways, including Dublin, Ireland (EIDW), and Pescara, Italy (LIBP). “Keep checking the notams for any LPV minima changes or restrictions in the coming weeks,” the group suggested.

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