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Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast
ADS-B is the Next Generation Air Transportation System technology is an intelligent system which equips planes with GPS, or, as the company says, is redefining the paradigm of communications and navigation and surveillance in Air Traffic Management. ADS-B accuracy is not degraded by range, atmospheric condition, or altitude. Currently the system is running in Philadelphia. UPS is equipped for ADS-B services, and is largely based in Philadelphia. ADS-B Technologies, LLC is based in Anchorage, Alaska. The FAA has floated a deadline that airlines and private aircraft install ADS-B avionics by 2020 but by 2013, it is expected to be available countrywide.
FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt is quoted as saying “This new technology is a tremendous leap forward in transforming the current ATC system.”
Houston, TX, Louisville, KY, and Juneau, AK. are also being equipped with ADS-B.
Aurelio Martínez among 12 killed in Honduras plane crash
A plane crash off Roatan, Honduras, has killed at least 12 people, including musician Aurelio Martínez. Here’s what we know.
Small plane crashes near Falcon Field in Mesa
Two people survived a plane crash near Falcon Field in Mesa on Nov. 17, 2025. See photos of the crash.
Small Plane With 4 Aboard Crashes in Illinois
The authorities said they were conducting a “fatal aircraft investigation” but did not provide details about the number of people who died.
Three aviation emergencies in 24 hours raise flight safety concerns in India
Air ambulance crash, helicopter mishap and emergency landing prompt scrutiny of maintenance standards and DGCA oversight as regulator orders …Read More
Poll: Do you think people should dress nicer when traveling by plane?
The U.S. Transportation Department announced it is launching a new “civility campaign” aimed at curbing “unruly” behavior and “in-flight outbursts.”
