Air traffic regulators from Canada and the U.K. have started trials with Aireon’s service, Thoma said, focusing on flight paths across the North Atlantic Ocean. NAV Canada and the U.K.’s NATS are both investors and customers for Aireon. Aireon has raised $351 million to date, of which $69 million came from NATS and $150 million from NAV Canada. At the April 2 news conference, officials from NATS and NAV Canada said trial service with Aireon is already demonstrating how space-based flight tracking can improve flying. Neil Wilson, president and CEO of NAV Canada, said NAV Canada is testing Aireon flight tracking in Alberta and other areas where it has ground-based radars, and plans further service expansion.

Source: Ethiopian News April 02, 2019 19:30 UTC