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EASYJET TAKES TO THE SKIES WITH IRIS: NEXT GENERATION AIR TRAFFIC COMMUNICATION SERVICE

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Monday, January 29, 2024
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LONDON, Jan. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- easyJet has taken to the skies as the first airline partner of the ground-breaking Iris programme, an initiative led by the European Space Agency (ESA) and global communications company Viasat, which is using the latest generation of satellite technology to help modernise air traffic management (ATM).

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  • The EASA-certified Iris service provider ESSP has involved 15 leading Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) in support of the first commercial flights taking place across Europe this year – with up to 11 easyJet Airbus A320neo aircraft taking part.
  • This initiative is a European first in putting the Single European Skies initiative into action.
  • Airspace modernisation and subsequent gains in efficiencies is one crucial element in the airline industry's path to net zero.
  • In 2022, easyJet announced its interim science-based carbon reduction target – 35% carbon emissions intensity improvement by FY2035, on a FY2020 baseline.

Spire Global Awarded €16 Million ESA Contract to Design and Demonstrate Satellite-Based Aviation Surveillance System

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023
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The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) (“Spire” or “the Company”), a global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, a €16 million phased contract for the EURIALO project, which will develop the preliminary design and demonstrator for a global space-based independent aircraft surveillance system.

Key Points: 
  • The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) (“Spire” or “the Company”), a global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, a €16 million phased contract for the EURIALO project, which will develop the preliminary design and demonstrator for a global space-based independent aircraft surveillance system.
  • Spire will develop the mission and system design for a satellite constellation in low Earth orbit (LEO) and then design, deploy and operate a demonstrator mission that proves the performance of the system and its critical technologies.
  • “We are proud to partner with Spire Global with its strong heritage to develop a best-in-class satellite system design to demonstrate a system that will revolutionise air traffic management and surveillance for safer skies.”
    The EURIALO project is mainly funded through the German Space Agency at DLR.
  • Spire, through its newly established German subsidiary, will open an office in Munich, strengthening the small satellite segment in Germany.