Space-Based Aircraft Tracking: Increasing Safety and Reducing Risk in 2018 Alan Khalili, CFO - Aireon Aircraft Builders Conference September 22, 2015 COPYRIGHT 2014 AIREON LLC. ALL RIGHTS COPYRIGHT RESERVED. 2014 AIREON LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
What if we could. Allow developing and/or remote regions of the world to dramatically improve flight safety in years vs. decades Reduce passenger injuries from weather by empowering flight operations to quickly adjust flight plans on a global scale Globally monitor aircraft performance, similar to monitoring a truck s productivity and safety on the road Reduce search and rescue costs by tens of millions dollars
How Can We Solve a problem that existing technology (radar or ADS- C) can not. Reliably track aircraft, better and cheaper than the current technology Be scalable across the globe Economically create value to a wide variety of customers Be a business the customers want to own
What is the problem that needs to be solved? 4 10/1/2015
For optimal ATM performance, a controller needs to be able to determine an accurate aircraft position (Surveillance) and.. Surveillance Performance Communication..share information with the pilot (Communication) 5 10/1/2015
Pain Points For Air Traffic Control Surveillance 6 10/1/2015
Current surveillance is limited to line of sight Oceanic / Remote Areas - Problems With Poor Surveillance Safety risk of being in un-surveilled airspace Limited operational flexibility Restricted speeds, routes and altitude that wastes fuel 7 10/1/2015
Current surveillance is limited to line of sight Terrestrial Problems With Poor Surveillance High costs of telecom / O&M Lack of cross-border sharing of radar data can cause surprises Contingency requires a costly duplicate surveillance layer` 8 10/1/2015
The Solution Needs to Perform Better than Radar 9 10/1/2015
Options to detect an aircraft position Position Accuracy / Update Interval Voice Position Reporting ADS-C Position Reporting Radar Surveillance ADS-B Surveillance Avg. Distance Traveled by 747 between position updates 140 miles 2 miles 1.3 miles 10 10/1/2015
What is Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) Globally accepted as augmentation or replacement of radar Why a new technology? More accurate than radar Higher update interval Broadcasted GPS position vs. Radar s calculated target position Cost less to purchase and maintain Upcoming 2020 transponder mandate for all aircraft in Europe and US 11 10/1/2015
In 2018 There Will Be Another Alternative Position Accuracy / Update Interval Voice Position Reporting ADS-C Position Reporting Radar Surveillance Space Based ADS-B Surveillance ADS-B Surveillance Avg. Distance Traveled by 747 between position updates 140 miles 2 miles 1.3 miles 1.3 miles 12 10/1/2015
Spaced Based ADS-B is the Solution The Service 13 10/1/2015
It Needs to Create Value to a Wide Variety of Customers 14
Benefits on Scale, That Only Aireon Can Provide 15 10/1/2015
Potential Uses of Space-Based ADS-B Provide surveillance where it currently does not exist Augment existing ADS-B or radar surveillance to: Fill gaps and Improved common situational awareness by sharing surveillance data Contingency surveillance 16 10/1/2015
Primary Airline Benefits Reduced Operating Costs Less restricted altitudes and routing saves fuel No incremental avionics investment needed More predictable airline operations planning 17 10/1/2015
Primary Air Navigation Service Provider Benefits Affordable surveillance for areas with little or no surveillance Decreased legacy surveillance system replacement or maintenance costs Affordable back up surveillance for existing infrastructure Improved search and rescue services 18 10/1/2015
ANSPs That See the Opportunity Launch Customers: Nav Canada, ENAV, NAVIAIR, Irish Aviation Authority UK-NATS Actively evaluating Space Based ADS-B with Aireon: FAA, Nav Portugal Singapore, India ASECNA, South Africa Blue Med Fab New Zealand Curacao 19 10/1/2015
Risk Reduction 20 10/1/2015
By 2018, Organizations and Governmental Agencies All Over The World Will Be Able To. Allow developing and/or remote regions of the world to dramatically improve flight safety in years vs. decades Reduce passenger injuries from weather by empowering flight operations to quickly adjust flight plans on a global scale Globally monitor aircraft performance, similar to monitoring a truck s productivity and safety on the road Reduce search and rescue costs by tens of millions dollars
Aireon ALERT & Aircraft Flight Tracking Aireon ALERT In the event of a distress or alert phase where there is no known aircraft position, Aireon will make the last known position available This will be provided as public service from Aireon and the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA), who will be manning a 24/7 call center Aireon ALERT will globally satisfy the ICAO 15 minute flight tracking recommendation at every 8 seconds without avionics costs 22 10/1/2015
It Should Be a Business that Customers Want to Own Investors, Innovators and Customers 23 10/1/2015
Investors, Customers and Innovators 24 10/1/2015
Launch in 2015, Global Coverage in 2017 and Operational in 2018 A $3 Billion US/Canadian/European satellite project, commissioned by Iridium, built by ThalesAlenia Space in France Space-qualified ADS-B receiver payload being developed by Harris Corporation will fly in a 72 LEO satellite constellation with 9 ground spares Systems engineering and ground data processing system by Harris (formerly Exelis) with significant expertise and existing ground based ADS-B infrastructure 25 10/1/2015
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