MCLEAN, Va., Feb. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Aireon
LLC (Aireon) and Avinor Air Navigation Services (Avinor)
announce that an agreement has been reached to deploy space-based
Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) to monitor
helicopter operations in the Bodo Oceanic Flight Information Region
(FIR) and adjacent relevant airspace. The area spans the Norwegian
Basin and Barents Sea and the data provided for surveillance will
focus specifically on ground-level helicopter movements through
flight level 100. Avinor is a wholly owned, state limited company
under the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications and is
responsible for 44 state-owned airports and travel support for
approximately 50 million passengers annually.
With the deployment of space-based ADS-B, Avinor will now have
real-time traffic visibility throughout the region, providing an
immediate increase in safety and search and rescue operations. This
is the first space-based ADS-B use case specifically targeted for
the monitoring and surveillance of helicopters. In this region,
helicopters are required to be equipped with ADS-B antennas, making
this low-flying traffic visible by the Aireon system. Aireon data
will be transmitted in real-time to Avinor's facilities and will be
integrated into their air traffic automation platform.
"When the Aireon system was deployed in 2019 and during
pre-operational testing, we had extraordinary visibility into
helicopter movements," said Don
Thoma, CEO, Aireon. "Avinor is taking our data and applying
it in the most innovative ways to enhance safety and rescue
operations in their region. This paves the way for space-based
ADS-B to be a best-in-class low-altitude monitoring solution
available."
"Space-based ADS-B will become an important component to our
surveillance capabilities in the Arctic High North. We are pleased
to be working with the Aireon team in this regard and are sure this
will become an important tool for our air traffic controllers at
the Polaris Area Control Centre in Bodø, Norway," said Anders
Kirsebom, CEO, Avinor Air Navigation Services.
Future considerations in the region include expanding the
vertical limit on surveillance to also monitor commercial aircraft
flying at higher altitudes.
About Aireon LLC
Aireon operates the first ever, space-based air traffic
surveillance system for Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast
(ADS-B) equipped aircraft throughout the entire globe. Aireon
harnesses next-generation aviation surveillance technologies that
were formerly ground-based and extends their reach throughout the
world to significantly improve efficiency, enhance safety, reduce
emissions and provide cost savings benefits to all stakeholders.
Aireon's high-fidelity, low-latency surveillance data is available
for various applications, allowing aerospace industry partners
access to revolutionary data capabilities that enhance asset
tracking, aircraft situational awareness and decision support
analytical tools. In partnership with leading ANSPs from around the
world, like NAV CANADA, Enav, NATS,
the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) and Naviair, as well as Iridium
Communications, Aireon provides global, real-time, space-based
aircraft data for enhanced air traffic surveillance, innovation and
analytics. For more information, please visit www.aireon.com.
About Avinor Air Navigation Services
Avinor Air Navigation Services is Norway's leading air navigation service
provider and an industry leader within digital Remote Towers
systems and UTM. The company has vast operational ATM experience
ranging from some of the world's harshest climates in the remote
Arctic to tower services at international airport hubs. It has
successfully implemented sound sustainability initiatives in their
air traffic operations, being one of the first ANSPs in
Europe to implement Free Route
Airspace, as well as being in the forefront within curved
approaches and direct climb and descent. Avinor ANS serves around
50 airports, as well as en-route services at three control
centres.
Press Contacts:
Jessie Hillenbrand
Aireon
+1 571 401 1407
Jessie.Hillenbrand@Aireon.com
Erik Lødding
Avinor Air Navigation Services
(+47) 930 07 689
erik.lodding@avinor.no
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