Part 2: Pushing the Limits of Aviation – Locating a Moving Refueling Station in the Arctic Ocean
While it may seem like a given, if you’re flying a helicopter and it runs out of fuel, the engine immediately shuts off. This poses a serious problem when flying long distances in remote locations and over icy waters – say, to and from the three North Poles...
Part 1: Pushing the Limits of Aviation – A North Pole Helicopter Expedition Relies on Iridium®
A helicopter expedition to the three North Poles (geographic, magnetic, and the northern pole of inaccessibility) – an incredible adventure or near-impossible feat? Depends who you ask. For Evgeny Kabanov and Michael Farih of Moscow, Russia, it was an opportunity to...
Bristow Helicopters First to Deploy Iridium® Broadband for Search and Rescue
As the only satellite network capable of providing in-flight, high-speed connectivity on rotorcraft, Iridium, in partnership with Thales, is announcing Bristow Helicopters Ltd as the first to deploy search and rescue applications using our Iridium OpenPort® broadband...
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.
