Space-enabled air traffic control takes flight globally

Boeing's ecoDemonstrator Explorer, operated by United Airlines, ready to test ESA-supported Iris technology

Air travellers will shrink their carbon footprint while reducing flight delays worldwide, thanks to a collaboration between the European Space Agency (ESA), satellite operator Viasat and aerospace company Boeing. Flights to test the space-based technology with new aviation standards from and to the USA and Europe took place in late October and early November.

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