Aireon and Exelis — A visionary partnership
Aireon is excited to announce that it reached another important milestone last week when it signed a 17-year, $42 million agreement with Exelis.
Aireon wins 5 Davey Awards!
We are thrilled to announce that Aireon’s corporate video and website were selected to win a total of 5 prizes at the 8th Annual Davey Awards. Aireon℠ is an innovative new company that will leverage the power of the world’s furthest reaching network to enable –...
Aireon is taking flight – NAV CANADA finalized agreement with Iridium
Today, NAV CANADA signed an agreement finalizing the terms of its participation in Aireon, a joint venture with Iridium that will deliver the first ever space-based global aviation surveillance system. AireonSM will uniquely leverage Iridium NEXT, Iridium’s...
Aireon is a Once-in-a-Career Opportunity in Aviation
Late last month I joined Iridium, its partners and Retired U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta, to announce the formation of Aireon. It was a once-in-a-career opportunity to be a part of something that I believe will revolutionize air traffic surveillance and even global aviation as we know it.
Iridium Revolutionizes Global Air Traffic Surveillance with Aireon Launch
Today, Iridium made a revolutionary announcement that will transform air traffic management forever.
Aireon, a planned joint venture between Iridium and NAV CANADA, the world’s largest oceanic ANSP by traffic volume, with support from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and suppliers Exelis and Harris Corporation, will allow fully global and continuous space-based monitoring and control of aircraft, even over oceans and remote regions where it is not possible today.