Aviation Safety Services


Iridium’s Future Air Navigation Service (FANS) and Air Traffic Service (ATS) Safety Voice equip the cockpit with critical, regulated capabilities from pole to pole.

Air Traffic Service (ATS) Safety Voice over Iridium

Key Capabilities

  • International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standard certified
  • Prioritized safety voice calling over other voice and data communications
  • Dissimilar redundancy for continued communication versus HF systems

Proven Reliability for Safer Skies

Our Aeronautical Mobile Satellite (Route) Service (AMS(R)S) provides the satellite communication link between aircraft and Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) enabling core FANS services, Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Contract (ADS-C) and Controller-Pilot Datalink Communication (CPDLC).

Future Air Navigation Service (FANS) over Iridium

Provides aircraft with the only truly global ADS-C and CPDLC service, supporting:

  • Departure clearances
  • Flight path changes
  • Weather monitoring
  • Automated in-flight tracking
Airplane Boeing 747 flying in the sky

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