ATM ModernizationTXT Joins Iris Program for Satellite-Based Air Traffic Modernization TXT Group was recently selected as a new partner for Iris, an air traffic management program developed in a public-private partnership launched by the European Space Agency. Iris utilizes satellite technology to…
AI & AutonomyKongsberg Geospatial Advances Solutions for Airspace Monitoring and Managing Unmanned Traffic Kongsberg Geospatial, based in Canada, develops software for geospatial visualization and situational awareness that is used for air traffic control and air defense applications. One of Kongsberg's products is IRIS UxS, an…
ATM ModernizationInmarsat Signs easyJet as First Airline for Iris Program in Europe easyJet will be the first airline partner for Inmarsat and the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Iris program to modernize air traffic management. Iris, developed in a public-private partnership launched by ESA, is a service designed to…
CommercialBoeing 737 ecoDemonstrator Flights Test Satellite Internet for Pilot-to-Controller Communications The heavily modified Alaska Airlines 737-9 being operated by Boeing for its 2021 ecoDemonstrator program will provide the opportunity for Inmarsat to evaluate the use of Internet Protocol Suite (IPS)-based satellite data…
ATM ModernizationInmarsat to Start Second Phase Flight Trials of Iris Program in 2020 Inmarsat signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) for the second phase of the Iris air traffic modernization program, which will include flight trials across Europe to assess the service…
Air TaxiIris to Test Commercial Drone Sense and Avoid System in BVLOS First Iris Automation, a Silicon Valley-based startup, has been working on an onboard collision avoidance system that — for the first time — will power an FAA-sanctioned flight beyond an operator’s visual line…
ATM ModernizationInmarsat to Help ESA Open up the Skies with Iris Radio frequencies throughout the skies are nearing full capacity and bottlenecking the number of planes that can be in the sky at any given time, according to Inmarsat. The solution, it says,…