Aireon provided satellite tracking data that proved pivotal in the Federal Aviation Administration's decision to ground the aircraft last month.
This graphic explains how Aireon's satellite tracking system operates. By Lori Aratani and Lori Aratani Reporter focusing on transportation issues, including airports, airlines, and the nation's railroad and subway systems Email Bio Follow Ashley Halsey III Ashley Halsey III Reporter covering national transportation Email Bio Follow April 2 at 6:13 PM Their official launch wasn’t planned for weeks, but Aireon, a McLean, Va.
In the case of the Ethiopian Airlines flight that crashed in Addis Ababa on March 10, Aireon was able to give the FAA information about the plane’s position and trajectory. The FAA would have eventually been able to get the same details itself, but it would have had to wait until the plane’s data recorders had been recovered and analyzed.
Over the next two days, Aireon officials worked with the FAA to refine the data, which ultimately showed that in the minutes before it crashed, the Ethiopian Airlines jet flew a similar up and down pattern to that of a Lion Air 737 Max 8 that crashed into the Java Sea on Oct. 29. Acting FAA Administration Daniel K. Elwell cited the data provided by Aireon in announcing his decision to ground the jets on March 13.
— Aireon April 2, 2019 Still, Thoma was quick to note that Aireon’s role was strictly informational and that the data the company provided was only one piece of the investigation.
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