Wednesday, May 29, 2024 Travelers can now explore French overseas territories with confidence, thanks to Aireon’s advanced search and rescue platform enhancing air safety and assurance. Aireon, the market leader in space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) data products and services, has been chosen to supply its Aireon Locate search and rescue platform for France’s Direction des Services de la Navigation Aérienne (DSNA) in its overseas territories. This development is set to significantly enhance travel safety and provide peace of mind for travelers heading to these destinations.
The French Air Navigation Service Provider, DSNA, will deploy Aireon Locate to bolster search and rescue alerting within French overseas territories, including French Guyana (South America), Guadeloupe (Caribbean), Martinique (Caribbean), Réunion (Indian Ocean), French Polynesia (Pacific Ocean), and New Caledonia (Pacific Ocean). These regions encompass the Cayenne, Paramaribo, Piarco, and Tahiti Flight Information Regions (FIR). Through this contract, DSNA will utilize Aireon Locate across 18.
6 million square kilometers of oceanic airspace, ensuring extensive coverage and rapid response capabilities. Aireon Locate is a cloud-based solution that empowers search and rescue organizations to swiftly and accurately determine the location of an ADS-B-equipped aircraft. By leveraging Aireon’s comprehensive global dataset, Aireon Locate delivers crucial information to operato.