Aircraft throughout Europe are guided by EUROCONTROL, which will have access to ADS-B data through Aireon. Here, a plane lands at Schiphol Airport in The Netherlands. (Photo: Sjo/iStock Unreleased/Getty Images Plus)

ADS-B to improve air traffic in Europe

February 28, 2020

Aireon and EUROCONTROL have signed a 10-year agreement to integrate space-based ADS-B data into their air traffic management […]

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PNT Executive Order helpful, but delays market solutions

February 20, 2020

On Feb. 12, the White House released an “Executive Order on Strengthening National Resilience through Responsible Use of […]

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This article is tagged with ADS-B, backup timing system, Dana Goward, Department of Commerce, Department of Transportation, executive order, ground-based augmentation system, National Defense Authorization Act, NIST, Office of Science and Technology Policy, resilient PNT, White House and posted in GNSS, Latest News, Opinions

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Some airlines miss ADS-B Jan. 1 deadline

January 6, 2020

BahamasAir has missed the U.S. deadline for the new ADS-B mandate and is now forbidden from flying certain […]

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This article is tagged with ADS-B, Air Canada, aviation, BahamasAir, FAA, national airspace, Royal Canadian Air Force and posted in Latest News, Transportation

A remote tower center. (Photo: SAAB)

A new era begins with geospatially based aviation

January 6, 2020

At any given moment, more than 5,000 airplanes are flying over the United States. In a single year, […]

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uAvionix receives FAA qualification for ADS-B transmitter

December 9, 2019

uAvionix has received U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval for the Vehicle Tracking Unit (VTU-20) Automatic Dependent Surveillance […]

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This article is tagged with ADS-B, ADS-B transmitter, FAA approval, Federal Aviation Administration, L3Harris, Squitter Transmission Maps, uAvionix, VTU-20 and posted in Latest News, Product Showcase, Transportation

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Spire Aviation launches AirSafe API for ADS-B tracking

October 18, 2019

Spire Global has released the company’s first product from Spire Aviation with the launch of its new AirSafe […]

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Image taken by the ICEYE-X2 satellite shows Grand Bahama island on Monday covered by Hurricane Dorian's storm surge. Previous coastline is outlined in yellow and roads in white. (Photo: ICEYE)

UAvionix offers free receivers for Hurricane Dorian recovery efforts

September 3, 2019

UAvionix is offering free pingRX unmanned aircraft system (UAS) ADS-B receivers to first responders and UAS service organizations […]

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U.S. Navy to conduct GPS interference tests off Savannah

August 30, 2019

A U.S. Navy exercise in the southeastern United States will involve GPS interference testing that could make aircraft […]

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This article is tagged with ADS-B, aircraft, GBAS, Georgia, GPS interference, Savannah, U.S. Navy exercise, WAAS and posted in Latest News, Transportation