Embedded AvionicsAireon ALERT To Aid Search-and-Rescue Efforts with Free Space-Based ADS-B Tracking The pre-registration period opened Wednesday for the Aireon ALERT program, a free service offered jointly by Aireon and the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) aimed at helping to track aircraft in emergency situations.…
ATM ModernizationAireon Teams for Real-Time Traffic Surveillance in African Corridors Aireon has signed a data services agreement with the Agency for Aerial Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA). Together, the pair plans to bring real-time air traffic surveillance to high-trafficked, terrestrial…
ATM Modernization10 More Aireon ADS-B Payloads are Now in Orbit Aireon has launched and deployed the third batch of 10 Iridium Next satellites with ADS-B payloads, the company said. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in…
ATM ModernizationAireon, Turkey Partner for Space-Based ADS-B Aireon has signed a memorandum of understanding with Turkey’s air navigation service provider General Directorate of State Airports Authority (DHMI). The two parties are set to collaborate on space-based ADS-B in Turkish…
ATM ModernizationAireon Launches, Deploys 10 More Iridium Next Satellites with ADS-B Payloads Aireon has launched and deployed the second batch of 10 Iridium Next satellites, the company said. These satellites carry ADS-B payloads. A planned six additional launches in the next 12 months would…
ATM ModernizationFrench Air Nav Provider to Assess Aireon ADS-B Aireon has signed a memorandum of understanding with France’s air navigation service provider for space-based ADS-B, Aireon says. Direction des Services de la Navigation Aérienne can now begin evaluating the technical and…