Contributor - Accidents and Regulations

Contributor - Accidents and Regulations

Gordon Gilbert

Last Friday’s launch of Aireon space-based ADS-B receiver payloads installed in Iridium Next satellites carried aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket brings the total number of these payloads in orbit to 50. When the payloads from this fifth launch come online, the completed system will provide operators with global, near-real-time air traffic flight-following coverage via via FlightAware. System testing will soon be under way by airlines and non-scheduled operators flying over oceanic, remote, and polar routes.

 


With eight-second interval position reporting to air traffic control, the Aerion system will more than satisfy the 15-minute interval required by new ICAO and EASA regulations on routes where continuous ATC coverage is not available. Effective November 8, the new standard will be formalized as ICAO Amendment 39 to “Annex 6–Operation of Aircraft, Part I.” The requirement is the outcome of recommendations stemming from the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, China, on March 8, 2014.

 


McLean, Virginia-based Aireon’s ADS-B surveillance system is hosted on Iridium’s Next satellite constellation. A total of 81 Iridium Next satellites are being built, all of which will carry the Aireon payload.&nbsp;The plan calls for the deployment of 75 satellites, with nine serving as on-orbit spares and the remaining six as ground spares. The constellation is planned for completion by year-end. To communicate&nbsp;ADS-B information to the satellite receivers, aircraft will need to be equipped with ADS-B system antennas mounted on the top of the fuselage.

News, issues, personnel, equipment and developments about air traffic management.

Satellite-based ADS-B Surveillance System Draws Closer

System will provide global air traffic flight-following coverage via satellite-based ADS-B receivers with 15-minute or better real-time-update intervals.

2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Kerry Lynch

New developments at airports including regulations and noise issues; legal disputes; openings, acquisitions and mergers.

News and issues relating to international air transport and cargo carriers, national airlines and regional airlines, including aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

News and issues relating to business, corporate and private aviation, primarily regarding turbine-engine-powered airplanes and helicopters. Subjects include aircraft, engines, maintenance, operations, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security, and training.

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Hanneke Weitering

Issues regarding financing of aircraft; aviation insurance; tax issues for aircraft operators; new companies and people in the aviation financing and insurance industries.

News about bills, laws, regulations and other governmental decisions affecting aviation and aerospace. Topics include FAA re-authorizations, taxes on fuel and aviation activities, environmental legislation, ICAO decisions, governmental mediation of labor conflicts and World Trade Organization disputes and decisions.

Milestone covers the software that talks to air traffic control

Merlin Clears a Certification Hurdle for AI in the Cockpit

Charlotte Bailey

News and issues relating to civil and military unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) of all kinds and sizes, including those used for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), combat (unmanned combat air vehicles, or UCAVs), law enforcement, research and other applications. Of particular focus is the FAA's planned integration of UAS into the U.S. national airspace system.

Honeywell-led consortium to consider advanced air mobility integration

Verti-Go Initiative to Lead European Airspace Update

NASA controllers used existing tools to manage simulated autonomous traffic

Wisk Tests 1:3 Supervisor Ratio for Autonomous Flight

Amy Wilder

News and issues concerning general aviation, specifically airplanes and helicopters powered by piston and alternative engines (i.e., non-turbine powered aircraft). Subjects include aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

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