PRESTWICK, Scotland, UK—ADS-B surveillance for transatlantic flights is not only freeing up capacity in the increasingly busy oceanic skies but is also paving the way for greener crossings.

Aireon LLC has announced that the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has signed a contract to implement Aireon’s air traffic surveillance service in Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata’s oceanic airspaces.

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) will become the first air navigation service provider (ANSP) in South Asia to start operating space-based ADS-B, after signing a new contract with Aireon. Under the agreement, Aireon will start providing AAI coverage of all ADS-B OUT 1090 MHz flights within the Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata’s oceanic airspace. These regions are located in the Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal and Indian Ocean and represent over six million square kilometers. Real Full Article

The Airports Authority of India signed MoU with Aireon, USA for implementation of space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast data (ADS-B) services for the oceanic regions of the Indian flight information regions (FIRs).  The agreement was signed by Mansoor Ahmed of Airports Authority of India and Don Thoma, President and CEO, Aireon in the presence of Chairman of Airports Authority of India, Guruprasad Mohapatra in New Delhi. Read Full Article