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August 07, 2017

Airbus Appoints Luo Gang To Lead New Innovation Center In China

Chinese Research To Support Future Airbus Products & Services

Luo Gang has been appointed CEO of Airbus’ new innovation center to be set up in China. A location will be announced at a later date.

LIDAR Technology To Be Evaluated In 2018

Boeing and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will flight-test Long-range Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) technology next year. This remote-sensing technology could help commercial airplane pilots better detect and avoid weather disturbances to improve flight safety.

Saudi Air Navigation Services Will Begin Benefit Assessments On Safety And Efficiency Of Deploying Aireon In Saudi Airspace

Aireon has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Saudi Air Navigation Services (SANS), Saudi Arabia's Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP). SANS is managing one of the largest and busiest airspaces in the Middle East, and through this MoU, SANS will develop and analyze a concept of operations for space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) as an additional layer of surveillance. Aireon's space-based ADS-B system is completely independent of traditional ground-based services.