Story ID: AN3092314alerts
Aireon To Offer Free Global Aircraft Tracking
By: Chad Trautvetter
Caption: Service will be available for search-and-rescue ops in 2017.
Word Count: 65
Aireon, a joint venture involving Iridium Communications and Nav Canada, the country’s private-sector civil air navigation service provider, has announced a plan to provide free real-time global emergency flight tracking for any ADS-B equipped aircraft. The Aireon Aircraft Locating and Emergency Response Tracking service will be available to authorized search-and-rescue operations, soon after the completion of the Iridium Next satellite constellation in 2017.