Canadian North Airlines Taps Iridium For Flight Data Apps

Canadian North Airlines will use Iridium Satellite LLC’s global satellite network for flight data applications, the Mobile Satellite Services provider said.

Canadian North will be installing the Iridium-based AFIRS data collection and transmission system from Calgary-based AeroMechanical Services Ltd. on its fleet of Boeing 737 cargo/passenger aircraft. AFIRS supplies near-real time data on the aircraft to corporate headquarters.