Transatlantic Surveillance From Space Is Making Flights Greener

Credit: National Air Traffic Services
Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) operations for transatlantic flights are not only freeing up capacity in the increasingly busy oceanic skies but also paving the way for greener crossings. The activation of the Aireon-developed space-based ADS-B system at the end of March by...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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