YYC tests navigation system

By audreywhelan

Posted Jun 16, 2016 6:57 am.

This article is more than 5 years old.

If you see a small blue and white jet trying over and over again to make a landing at Calgary International Airport, don’t be alarmed.

NAV CANADA says it’s all a part of their regular navigation systems testing program.

From 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Thursday and Friday, the small jet will be flying recurring approaches to the airport.

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