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Airservices Australia Leads Aircraft Tracking Trial Using ADS-C

Airservices Australia, Inmarsat, Qantas and Virgin Australia are testing an aircraft tracking system using ADS-C at regular invervals.

A graphic shows airspace managed by the ATC providers of Australia, Malaysia and Indonesia. (Image: Airservices Australia)

March 2, 2015

Satellite communications provider Inmarsat, air navigation services provider (ANSP) Airservices Australia and airlines are testing a system to track aircraft regularly over Australia’s oceanic regions using automatic dependent surveillance-contract (ADS-C). The trial began in January and “aligns” with the 15-minute tracking standard that International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) member states recommended in February, the parties said.

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