If you’ve ever heard the sound of an aircraft passing overhead and looked at an online plane tracker to try and figure out what it was, then you’ve interacted with ADS-B. It’s a protocol designed to ...

A widely shared claim suggests that a roughly $400 ADS-B receiver, a portable GPS-based traffic display, could have prevented the January 29, 2025, midair collision between American Airlines Flight ...

The ADS-B system faces skepticism regarding its 2020 readiness and the delivery of promised benefits, primarily due to limited capabilities and delays in user equipage, as highlighted by a Department ...

For amateur aviation enthusiasts, there's no greater thrill than watching an airplane steer on the ground and then take to the air. It's quite the feat of physics and engineering to get an aircraft to ...

If you’re into airplanes, you’ve probably had the experience of hearing an unusual aircraft and rushing outside to try and catch a glimpse of it, all while fumbling with a smartphone to open a ...

The choice of an ADS-B receiver is primarily determined by budget, desired features (e.g., weather, GPS, attitude information), and compatibility with electronic flight bag (EFB) apps or existing ...

As air traffic grows and airspace congestion intensifies, the aviation industry is turning to advanced technologies for solutions. ADS-B In (Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast In) represents a ...

For more than a decade, regulators have hailed Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast (ADS-B) In as the next step in airspace efficiency, promising richer situational awareness, tighter traffic ...

A new bill aims to prevent future accidents like the one that killed 67 people over the Potomac River. The ROTOR Act would require all aircraft, including military ones on non-combat missions, to use ...