Welcome to Aireon’s blog series, “The Weekly Five” in which we will ask five quick questions to our team members to educate and share how Aireon has been continuing 24/7 operations during the pandemic and what we’re learning along the way. For this post, we’ve sat down with Aireon’s Director of Product Management, Chris Devlin. 1) What excites you most about the possibilities of Aireon’s data? The obvious answer is the global nature of our data, but truthfully the thing that excites me most is the ability to be part…

Welcome to Aireon’s blog series, “The Weekly Five” in which we will ask five quick questions to our team members to educate and share how Aireon has been continuing 24/7 operations during the pandemic and what we’re learning along the way. For this post, we’ve sat down with Aireon’s Vice President of Customer Affairs, Peter Cabooter.

Last year, on this day, the world’s first-ever, global emergency aircraft locating service went live as a public service.  Aireon Aircraft Location and Emergency Response Tracking (ALERT), operated by the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) began officially providing critical, on-demand data to aviation stakeholders across the world. For the past year, Aireon ALERT has been assisting in search and rescue efforts all around the world.   Since its launch, Aireon ALERT has 390 active registrants, made up of 147 airlines, 104 ANSPs, 67 regulators, 55 rescue organizations, and 17 others from across…

Welcome to Aireon’s blog series, “The Weekly Five” in which we will ask five quick questions to our team members to educate and share how Aireon has been continuing 24/7 operations during the pandemic and what we’re learning along the way. For the third post, we’ve sat down with Aireon’s Director of Service Test and Software Engineering, Andy Hoag. 1) What has your experience been working remotely on the Aireon system during the Pandemic? The Aireon team adapted to the new remote environment quickly and efficiently. Without panic, Aireon’s network…