FEATURE : AVIATION
Powered by Viasat ’ s award-winning SwiftBroadband- Safety ( SB-S ) connectivity platform , Iris paves the way for multilink data link communications – a cornerstone to implementing new ATM functionalities .
Offered as a fully developed and certified capability by Airbus on the A320 and A330 series aircraft , Iris shares trajectory and intent-based operational information , allowing airlines to avoid holding patterns , calculate the shortest available routes and optimum altitudes , and benefit from continuous climb and descent pathways .
Hugh McConnellogue , Director of Operations and Navigation at easyJet , said : “ More efficient use of airspace is a critical way we can tackle the industry ’ s emissions right now . Adopting Iris technology on these
IRIS REPRESENTS AN IMPORTANT TECHNOLOGY
EVOLUTION , DELIVERING FASTER AND MORE
RELIABLE SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
BETWEEN THE AIRCRAFT AND THE GROUND .
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