Iridium VAMs explore integrating PNT service with avionics
Iridium’s value added manufacturers in aviation are exploring ways to bring another layer of safety to the flight deck by integrating the Mc... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: GPS
EASA warns of GPS jamming around conflict zone
Europe’s aviation safety agency EASA is warning aviation authorities, air navigation service providers and aircraft operators that jamming o... Continue Reading
Press Release: Iridium makes strategic investment in DDK positioning
Iridium Communications Inc. today announced that it has made a strategic investment in DDK Positioning (DDK), an Aberdeen, Scotland based pr... Continue Reading
Rollout of Aireon in the Caribbean could start next year
The US Federal Aviation Administration’s evaluation of Aireon space-based ADS-B in the Miami Oceanic and Caribbean area has been extended du... Continue Reading
Press Release: Blue Sky brings RockAIR tracking device to portfolio
Blue Sky Network (BSN), the San Diego-based specialist in global satellite technology, this week revealed that Rock Seven’s RockAIR fleet tr... Continue Reading
Satellite operator Intelsat sees business opportunity in the cockpit
Satellite operator Intelsat is a step removed from the commercial aircraft flight deck in that its Ku-band satellites generally support broa... Continue Reading
Press Release: Airborne Wireless enters support pact with GE Aviation
Airborne Wireless Network (OTC QB: ABWN) is pleased to announce that on December 14, 2017 it entered into a Support Agreement with GE Aviati... Continue Reading
VIDEO: New bag trackers aim to give passengers peace of mind
If you’ve ever experienced the loss of your luggage, temporary or otherwise, you will recall how incredibly frustrating the situation can be... Continue Reading
Air accident cluster makes travelers fearful; should they worry?
My friend Heni Herewini, who lives in New Zealand contacted me the other day with a question. Her son’s hockey team will be traveling on Mal... Continue Reading
Panasonic moves more fully into avionics with Iridium packages
For many years, inflight entertainment and connectivity giant Panasonic Avionics has identified as an “avionics” company only in name. That ... Continue Reading
Global air traffic surveillance is the answer: Iridium
Aireon, the global air traffic surveillance service that will operate via Iridium’s second generation constellation of satellites NEXT, has ... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Safety of life in-flight must be priority
Following the Air France 447 tragedy, there were calls to stream complex and data-intensive Flight Data Recorder and Cockpit Voice Recorder ... Continue Reading
Google to change the travel game
“We collect information to provide better services to all of our users.” If you are one of the millions of people who use Google’s services,... Continue Reading
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