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Aireon and EUROCONTROL Sign Agreement to Enhance Air Traffic Flow Management in Europe

MCLEAN, VIRGINIA/BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, 28 February 2020 – Aireon and EUROCONTROL announced today they have signed a 10-year agreement for the provision of space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) data. This will enhance flow management capabilities across EUROCONTROL’s 41 European Member States and two Comprehensive Agreement (CA) States contributing to improve predictability, capacity, environmental impact supporting sustainable growth throughout the European region.

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Aireon’s Space-Based ADS-B Surveillance to Cover All ASECNA FIRs

DAKAR, SENEGAL – 12 December 2019 – Following nearly two years of collaboration on terrestrial surveillance between the Agency for Aerial Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA) and Aireon, the two organizations have concluded the use of space-based ADS-B for surveillance services beginning January 1st 2020 within the six flight information regions (FIRs) of ASECNA: Antananarivo, Brazzaville, Dakar Terrestrial, Dakar Oceanic, N’djamena and Niamey.

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