Bangkok Airways Selects GlobalBeacon as GADSS Solution
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HOUSTON, April 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Bangkok Airways will deploy GlobalBeaconSM to improve passenger safety as part of The International Civil Aviation Authoritys (ICAO) Global Aeronautical Distress Safety System (GADSS) concept of operations. The AireonSM network is hosted on the Iridium® NEXT constellation of satellites, which is over two-thirds of the way complete and will be fully operational later this year. The constellation provides the first and only solution for global coverage that exceeds GADSS standards and recommended practices (SARPs) for flight tracking. "Todays agreement means that Bangkok Airways will surpass the GADSS SARPs applicable this year, and will also proactively meet the 2021 requirements for distress tracking," said Theng Hui Low, Director of Asia Pacific for FlightAware. "GlobalBeacon is cost-effective, easy to deploy and wont require Bangkok Airways to install new avionics."
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