Inmarsat Supports ICAO Flight Tracking Recommendations

Inmarsat supported the International Civil Aviation Organization’s recommendations to enhance aviation safety, the company said in a news release Friday. Inmarsat recommended countries voluntarily adopt a performance-based standard for global tracking of commercial aircraft. Inmarsat said automatic dependent surveillance-contract capabilities could offer flight tracking activities, and over 90 percent of wide-bodied trans-oceanic aircraft have equipment compatible for ADS-C use.