A trial is being led by Airservices Australia to more closely track flights in oceanic areas. Airservices has worked closely with Qantas, Virgin Australia and global satellite provider Inmarsat over the past few months to successfully develop the operational concepts and trial the adaptation of existing surveillance technology.
The trial makes use of existing technology that is fitted to more than 90 per cent of long haul aircraft operating to and from Australia by establishing a minimum 15 minute reporting interval using satellite-based positioning technology called Automatic Dependant Surveillance – Contract (ADS-C).
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