DGCA Conducts India’s First GAGAN-Based Jet Aircraft Approach

### Why in News? - The **DGCA** conducted India’s first **satellite-based landing-system approach on a jet aircraft** using **GAGAN** at Udaipur Airport. ### Key Details - An **IndiGo Airbus A320** successfully carried out a **Localiser Performance with Vertical Guidance (LPV)** approach. - GAGAN improves satellite-navigation accuracy by broadcasting correction data and can reduce dependence on costly ground-based **Instrument Landing Systems (ILS)**. - The system was jointly developed by **ISRO** and the **Airports Authority of India (AAI)**. ### Exam Connect - **GAGAN** → GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation. - **SBAS** → Satellite-Based Augmentation System that improves navigation accuracy and integrity.