The world’s first ever global aircraft location and emergency response tracking service has been launched here.

New technology will allow the Irish Aviation Authority use satellite receivers to track the flights from it's North Atlantic Communications Centre in Ballygirreen.

A centre that will be able to track aircraft in distress from space will be based at an Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) facility in Co Clare.

A call by Malaysia’s prime minister for the UN’s aviation agency to require real-time tracking of aircraft could create a market worth billions, write Alwyn Scott and Allison Martell

The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) has invested €20 million for a 6% stake in Aireon LLC, a proposed space-based air traffic surveillance venture.