Charles Alcock is managing editor of the AIN Media Group, having rejoined the company in 2019. He has been an aviation journalist since 1986, and previously worked for AIN from 1990 to 2017, most recently as editor-in-chief. His main focus is on covering new aviation technology and business models, as well as international news.
Having been raised in the London area, Alcock studied at the University of Manchester in the UK and earned an honors degree in Politics and Modern History. He speaks English and French, and some German.

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EASA has approved Dassault’s Falcon 6X for enhanced flight vision system (EFVS) operations based on the manufacturer’s FalconEye head-up display (HUD) technology. The FalconEye combined vision system was developed to improve situational awareness for pilots making lower-altitude approaches in all weather conditions, day or night, making runway obstacles visible through fog and mist.
The European air safety regulator added <a href="https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/document-library/type-certificates/aircraft-cs-25-cs-22-cs-23-cs-vla-cs-lsa/easaa580-dassault?utm_campaign=d-20250904&amp;utm_term=pro&amp;mtm_source=notifications&amp;mtm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=title&amp;mtm_placement=content&amp;mtm_group=easa_type_certificate">the amendment</a> to the large-cabin jet’s type certificate on September 3, allowing operations down to 100 feet above the threshold on Cat 1 approaches using localizer performance with vertical guidance and barometric vertical navigation. Nonprecision continuous descent final approach techniques are also now permitted.
Initially, the EFVS approval covers a single HUD configuration. In the near future, Dassault said it aims to achieve authorization for a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2018-07-20/flying-dassaults-falconeye-combined-vision-system">dual HUD setup</a> in which both pilots benefit from the same synthetic vision inputs based on a combination of terrain and infrastructure information from a database, and infrared and low-light camera imagery.
Meanwhile, on September 5, Swiss private aviation group Albinati Aeronautics flew the first Falcon 6X into Cannes Mandelieu Airport (LFMD) in the south of France. The operator has worked with Dassault and local authorities to get approval for movements, taking into account the airport’s 5,282-foot runway, geography, and noise restrictions.

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