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Africa has a unique and beautiful landscape and a large reliance on safe, efficient aviation. As it is vast in land coverage, we often see reliable connectivity being a major factor, especially when flying through remote areas. Getting your team home safely every day to their loved ones is always front-of-mind and responsible operators ensure they have the best-practice tools and procedures to protect their team and assets. How do you stay connected with your team? Thanks to recent advancements in technology and innovative solutions coming to market, visibility of an aircraft’s accurate flight path is now available to the general aviation sector and at an affordable cost. Utilising technologies such as the global Iridium® satellite network, means aircraft can stay connected for the entire flight, regardless of whether they are flying out of cellular reception, even through the most remote areas of the region. With no loss of coverage, ground crew have the assurance of knowing where aircraft are flying at all times. High-resolution flight tracks can be sent in real-time, without delay, so teams can stay informed, see exactly where the air crew are flying and know how aircraft are being flown.

Did you know satellite technology also has the capability of sending messages directly to and from an aircraft? Innovative solutions, such as Spidertxt from Spidertracks, sends messages from person to person, which allows for messages to be streamlined into one thread.These can be sent from aircraft-to-aircraft, aircraft-to-ground, or ground-to-ground via any internet-connected device, such as a laptop, tablet, or mobile phone. Integrations with other industry leaders, such as Baron®, who provide live global weather conditions, give teams the ability to overlay weather maps on flight tracks, to see if there are any changes to the conditions on their route.

To communicate and inform pilots of potential bad weather on the horizon, they use Spidertxt to message and redirect aircraft on-the-go. By combining these technologies into one solution, your entire team will not only see more, but know more and use this knowledge to proactively mitigate future accidents from occurring. Here at Spidertracks, our mission is simple, help make the aviation community a safer place to live and operate in. We are pleased to be able to offer affordable satellite aircraft tracking and communication services to the African continent. Place your trust in a provider who helps thousands of aircraft owners and operators around the world make smarter, safer decisions.