ATM ModernizationHong Kong to Utilize AireonFLOW for Traffic Management The skies above Hong Kong are notoriously busy. In fact, Hong Kong International Airport—one of the world’s busiest hubs—hosts more than 35 arrivals and departures hourly while managing over 400,000 aircraft movements…
CommercialBoeing Expands Safety Management System Data Analytics with Aireon Space-based ADS-B Aireon and Boeing announced a new agreement today that will add space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) surveillance data to the aircraft manufacturer’s internally operated safety data analytics suite. Under the new…
ATM ModernizationAnalysis of ADS-B Data May Help Aviation Recover from COVID-19 Shock The analysis of space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) data on flights before and during the COVID-19 shock may help aviation recover economically, according to Aireon CEO Don Thoma. The real-time and historical…
ATM ModernizationSpace-based ADS-B is Coming to Eurocontrol’s Tactical Flow Management System Under a new 10-year agreement, Eurocontrol will integrate Aireon’s space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) data into its enhanced tactical flow management (EFTMS) and a new system known as iNM that is currently…
ATM ModernizationIndia to Start Using Space-based ADS-B by End of 2019 The Airports Authority of India (AAI) will become the first air navigation service provider (ANSP) in South Asia to start operating space-based ADS-B, after signing a new contract with Aireon. Under the…
RegulationEASA Issues First Space-based ADS-B Surveillance as a Service Certification The European Aviation Safety Agency has certified Aireon as a new air navigation service provider (ANSP) for its space-based ADS-B surveillance, the first of its kind certification ever issued by the civil…
ATM ModernizationGlobal ADS-B Surveillance is Now Live Global air traffic surveillance is now a reality. Aireon's space-based ADS-B system is up and running and it has launched a trial of its service over the North Atlantic. "For the first time…
ATM ModernizationHow Space-based ADS-B Will Change ATC for NATS UK in the North Atlantic In May 2018, NATS, the air navigation service provider for the U.K., made a $69 million investment in Aerion's space-based ADS-B network and a 10% equity stake in the global air traffic…
CommercialNew Information Linking ET 302 to Earlier 737 MAX Crash Led to Grounding One-off accidents are tragic, but the biggest concern for regulators, carriers and manufacturers is an underlying issue that could cause multiple disasters. Despite the cursory appearance of an eerie similarity to the…
CommercialWhat is Beyond Next-Gen in Aviation? A panel of aviation industry experts discussed cutting-edge technologies and where the industry needs to evolve at the Air Traffic Control Association's annual Blue Skies event on Thursday. On the menu were…