Qatar Airways has announced a partnership with
GlobalBeacon, a technology solution created by Aireon LLC and FlightAware.
The airline will be the launch partner for the technology
and, through the partnership, will become the first airline to meet ICAO 2021
Flight Tracking Recommendations. The technology provides up-to-the-minute
global tracking of all aircraft equipment with Automatic Dependent
Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B).
“As one of the fastest-growing
airlines in the world, both our needs and our drive to deliver the very best
services for our global passengers are continually evolving,” Qatar Airways Group CEO Akbar Al Baker said. “GlobalBeacon
will seamlessly integrate with our existing ICAO 2018 compliant flight watch
technology (Total Operations System), and further enhance our fleet management
by providing updates every minute.”
Al Baker noted how proud he is of his company’s
leadership in aviation safety and awareness by becoming the first airline in
the world to have these tracking capabilities.
“We will be the first airline in
the world to have the capability to use worldwide satellite air surveillance to
support our airline operations and to achieve the highest level of flight
tracking standards ahead of the ICAO 2021 mandate,”
he said.
