Trinidad and Tobago Civil Aviation Authority (TTCAA) marked a major step forward in aviation safety, signing a contract to deploy Aireon’s space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) data for air traffic surveillance.
The contract covers space-based ADS-B data services for the entire Piarco Flight Information Region (FIR), a 2.5 million square kilometer area in the Eastern Caribbean. The Piarco FIR is critical piece of airspace, offering seamless air traffic flow visibility for European (NAV Portugal), African (ASECNA and Cape Verde), Caribbean (Curacao), and Central American (French Guiana, COCESNA) air navigation service providers (ANSP) all using Aireon data.
Trinidad and Tobago has seen a robust increase in air traffic in the post-COVID era. The Aireon data will support the ANSP’s efforts to more effectively manage that increase to ensure safe operations.
“The Piarco FIR is nearly surrounded by equally safety conscious ANSPs who are also using Aireon data. That means aircraft flying between Central America and Europe, and Central America and Africa, will all have the world’s most reliable, and most accurate information. In the end, that means more efficiency and increased safety throughout the region,” said Don Thoma, Aireon CEO.
