FAA, Aireon Sign Space-Based Surveillance Agreement

Aireon’s Space-Based ADS-B Network.
Credit: Aireon
Aireon on Nov. 12 announced an agreement with the FAA allowing the agency access to its satellite-routed aircraft surveillance data to evaluate different air traffic control (ATC) applications. Under the agreement, the FAA “will have broad, intra-agency access” to Aireon’s space-based automatic...
Bill Carey

Based in Washington, D.C., Bill covers business aviation and advanced air mobility for Aviation Week Network. A former newspaper reporter, he has also covered the airline industry, military aviation, commercial space and unmanned aircraft systems. He is the author of 'Enter The Drones, The FAA and UAVs in America,' published in 2016.

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