SkyNet Aviation’s solar ADS-B receiver world-first
SkyNet Aviation has just launched the world’s first commercial-grade ADS-B receiver that’s entirely solar-powered.
SkyNet Aviation® announces ADS-B Transponder Emergency Alert Manager, enabling emergency squawk codes to be sent direct to SkyNet’s commercial ADS-B users
SkyNet Aviation® now enables users to receive ADS-B transponder emergency alerts directly from the aircraft, bypassing the delays of the current system. Announced in Brisbane, Australia, by SkyNet Aviation® Managing Director Jon Davis, the new ADS-B Transponder Emergency Alert Manager (TEAM) capability means that SkyNet REACH and SkyNet LASAW users can pick up the transmission […]
SkyNet Aviation impresses Queensland Minister for Innovation the Hon. Stirling Hinchliffe with world-leading flight tracking technology
SkyNet Aviation has hosted Queensland State Minister the Hon. Stirling Hinchcliffe for a demonstration of its world-leading ADS-B, REACH Day of Operations and LASAW solutions. As the centrepiece of the visit to SkyNet Aviation’s head office (Brisbane, Australia), Minister Hinchcliffe, the Queensland State Minister for Tourism Industry Development and Innovation, was led through a live […]
Why commercial ADS-B flight tracking is better than traditional tracking
In Australia, the aviation ADS-B mandate is clear: if you’re flying anything larger than the smallest simplest aircraft, you have to install it. As with any innovation driven by regulator policy, it means the game has changed. And it is not just here: similar policies are rolling out worldwide.
Australia’s SkyNet Aviation® briefs PNG aviation regulators and Operators on ADS-B 2.0 flight monitoring
Date of release: 8 August 2019 MADANG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, 8 August 2019 – PNG air safety regulators get to grips with game-changing ADS-B 2.0. At the PNG Aviation Safety & Security Conference – held in the regional city of Madang from 7-9 August 2019 – Jon Davis, CEO of SkyNet Aviation®, addressed a packed […]
What commercial ADS-B offers over free, public ADS-B access
The public ADS-B network has revolutionised how aviation tracks flights. That’s not to say it’s without limitations. What are those limitations, you ask? This article intends to answer that question and more. Here’s a primer on ADS-B: what it is, how it works, and how a commercial ADS-B network can benefit your aviation company. What […]
The benefits of ADS-B integration for ground operators
Commercial ADS-B and the integration and tactical display of the data it yields aren’t capabilities that enable only airlines and aviation operators. The technologies also offer huge benefits to organisations on the ground whose operations rely on what the aircraft of their service providers and strategic allies are doing. Think about the outcomes if you […]
Why more operators are choosing commercial ADS-B over public ADS-B
ADS-B is the solution of choice for low-cost, real-time, extreme-location flight tracking. Australia, SkyNet Aviation®’s home country, isn’t alone in its rollout of ADS-B mandates and – like many parts of Canada, Africa, Russia and beyond – much of the landmass is remote, hostile and lacking infrastructure. Gap-free conventional ADS-B coverage will never materialise in […]