AAI partners with Aireon for implementation of New Surveillance Technology

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AAI Contract Agreementwith Aireon
AAI Contract Agreementwith Aireon

Airports Authority of India (AAI)  signed a contract agreement with Aireon LLC for implementation of Space-Based Air Traffic Surveillance Service in Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata’s oceanic airspaces. These regions are located in the Arabian sea, Bay of Bengal and Indian Ocean and represent over 6.0 million square kilometres. The objective is to deploy Space-Based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) by the end of 2019.

This landmark agreement will immediately provide coverage of all ADS-B OUT 1090 MHz equipped oceanic air traffic to AAI, ensuring one of the densest oceanic airspaces in the world an access to the best tools to enhance safety and efficiency and accommodate unprecedented double-digit growth, year over year. Beyond those benefits, real-time air traffic surveillance over the busy routes between South East Asia, India, the Middle East and Europe and beyond will significantly increase efficiency and improve transitions between oceanic and domestic airspace.

A contract was signed at Corporate Headquarters of Airports Authority of India by Shri Mansoor Ahmad, Executive Director, AAI and Mr. Don Thoma, CEO, Aireon.

“The decision to implement Aireon’s technology is not only a major step in improving safety and enhancing capacity for our flying public, but also ensures that as one of the globe’s fastest growing markets, we are planning for our continued growth,” said Dr. Guruprasad Mohapatra, Chairman, AAI. “AAI will be the first Air Navigation Service Provider in the region to implement a technological initiative, on this scale, and offer enhanced air traffic surveillance services to its users.”

“AAI’s leadership and approach to technology and safety is ensuring that one of the world’s busiest airspaces continues to be one of the safest,” said Aireon’s CEO, Don Thoma. “We are excited that AAI will be the first in the region to deploy this capability and we look forward to this partnership to improve safety and efficiency in Indian airspace.”

With full implementation set for year’s end, AAI will ensure India meets its growing capacity demand with the controller tools needed to provide the highest safety standards to its flying public. India will join 26 other countries who are actively deploying Aireon’s Space-Based ADS-B for air traffic surveillance.

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