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In Space, No-one Can Hear You Associate

Written by Aviation Advocacy on . Posted in TWTWTW

Space is becoming increasingly valuable to the aviation industry.  And by ‘space’, we do not mean gates at Heathrow.  As MH370 made clear, ANSP tracking capabilities are limited.  When aircraft get over the high seas, land-based radar can do only so much.  It is pre WWII-era technology after all.  With the advent of ADS-B, tracking capabilities have improved, but again, the signal must reach receivers, which are currently land-based. Oceans cover 71% of the Earth’s surface, which makes space-based tracking important.  The future for ATM is space-based.  We know this because even ICAO thinks it so.  Aerion, a private company, is well-out in front in this space race. 

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