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 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.