Read More 3 minute read Aireon space-based ADS-B goes live over North AtlanticbySteve Nichols8th April 2019 Aireon ADS-B is fully operational and in trial use over the North Atlantic. Aireon’s space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance…
Read More 3 minute read Azul opts for FlightTracker/Aireon space-based ADS-B trackingbySteve Nichols26th March 2019 Azul Linhas Aéreas has become the first airline in the Americas to opt for real-time flight tracking capabilities…
Read More 5 minute read Iridium says $3bn LEO satellite constellation upgrade completebySteve Nichols8th February 2019 Iridium Communications announced the completion of its $3 billion satellite constellation upgrade campaign known as Iridium NEXT, during…
Read More 4 minute read Iridium launches last batch of 10 NEXT LEO satellitesbySteve Nichols12th January 2019 Iridium Communications has announced that at 07:31 am PST (15:31 UTC) on Friday 11th January 2019 a flight-proven…
Read More 3 minute read GlobalBeacon satellite-based aircraft tracking goes livebySteve Nichols5th November 2018 Aireon LLC and FlightAware today announced that GlobalBeacon is live and providing airlines with global flight tracking ahead…
Read More 1 minute read NBAA: Rockwell Collins first to offer FlightAware Aireon ADS-BbySteve Nichols15th October 2018 Rockwell Collins is now offering Aireon space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance—Broadcast (ADS-B) flight tracking to its business aviation customers,…
Read More 2 minute read Leonardo signs MOU with Aireon to integrate ADS-BbySteve Nichols10th September 2018 Leonardo is to integrate data from Aireon into its ‘LeadInSky’ Air Traffic Management (ATM) solution, using the latter’s…
Read More 3 minute read Aireon ALERT tracking now open for pre-registrationbySteve Nichols23rd August 2018 Aireon and the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) have announced that air navigation service providers (ANSPs), aircraft operators, regulators…
Read More 2 minute read Airbus and Aireon partner on AirSense ADS-B solutionbySteve Nichols19th July 2018 Airbus Defence and Space has launched AirSense, an advanced analytics solution enabled by multi-source surveillance data, based on…
Read More 2 minute read Iridium now has 55 NEXT satellites in orbit after sixth launchbySteve Nichols23rd May 2018 Iridium announced today that SpaceX has successfully launched five Iridium NEXT satellites from Vandenberg Air Force Base in…
Read More 3 minute read UK’s NATS invests in Aireon space-based ADS-B trackingbySteve Nichols16th May 2018 NATS, the air traffic management organisation for the United Kingdom, has taken a 10% stake in Aireon, the…
Read More 3 minute read Fifth Iridium NEXT satellite launch completed successfullybySteve Nichols31st March 2018 SpaceX has successfully launched the fifth set of 10 Iridium NEXT satellites, bringing the total now in orbit…
Read More 2 minute read Iridium NEXT satellites in Vandenberg for fourth launchbySteve Nichols28th November 2017 Iridium Communications announced today that all 10 Iridium NEXT satellites for its fourth launch are now in processing…
Read More 3 minute read SpaceX confirms successful launch of 10 Iridium NEXT satellitesbySteve Nichols9th October 2017 Iridium Communications has announced the successful third launch and deployment of its latest batch of 10 Iridium NEXT…
Read More 2 minute read New target date announced for second Iridium NEXT LaunchbySteve Nichols26th May 2017 Iridium Communications has announced the second launch for its Iridium NEXT satellite constellation has been moved earlier, and…
Read More 3 minute read NAV CANADA and Aireon complete space-based ADS-B testbySteve Nichols3rd May 2017 Aireon says NAV CANADA has completed a successful flight test of space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) technology. The…
Read More 3 minute read FAA and Aireon announce next-gen ADS-B test successbySteve Nichols26th April 2017 Aireon and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have announced a successful atmospheric flight test of space-based Automatic Dependent…
Read More 2 minute read Malaysia selects SITAONAIR / Aireon / FlightAware for trackingbySteve Nichols18th April 2017 SITAONAIR, Aireon and FlightAware have announced that Malaysia Airlines will be will have access to minute-by-minute, 100% global,…