[April 30, 2013] Aireon signs long-term data services contract with Nav Canada Tweet Apr 30, 2013 (TELECOMWORLDWIRE via COMTEX) -- Aireon LLC said it has finalised a long-term commercial data services contract with Nav Canada, further demonstrating Aireon's continued progress towards transforming air traffic communications and helping to establish the global value of Aireon's service in the market. Aireon, a joint venture between Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) and Nav Canada, will take advantage of the hosted payload space on Iridium NEXT, Iridium's second-generation satellite constellation, scheduled for first launch in early 2015. Aireon will provide space-based air traffic monitoring services as the new constellation becomes operational, with full capability expected by 2017. Iridium enables connections between people, organizations and assets to and from anywhere, in real time. Together with its ever-expanding ecosystem of partner companies, Iridium delivers an innovative and rich portfolio of reliable solutions for markets that require truly global communications. The company's website is at www.iridium.com. Headquartered in McLean, Va., Aireon LLC is a joint venture between Iridium Communications Inc. and Nav Canada to provide air traffic management service providers with the capability to track aircraft anywhere in the world in near-real time, including the only coverage over oceanic, polar and remote regions. Nav Canada is the private sector, non-share capital corporation that owns and operates Canada's civil air navigation service (ANS). For more information, visit www.navcanada.ca Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected] [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]