OpenSky Report 2021: Insights on ADS-B Mandate and Fleet Deployment in Times of Crisis

J. Sun, Xavier Olive, Martin Strohmeier, Matthias Schafer, Ivan Martinovic, Vincent Lenders

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Abstract

The year 2020 had been selected by EU and US regulators as the deadline for ADS-B compliant Mode S transponders, following various iterations of ADS-B and Mode S services. It will also be remembered as marking a profound change in civil aviation, when the global virus outbreak triggered an unprecedented slowdown in traffic and brought immense impact on the world economy. Fleets have been grounded and a great number of airplanes went into long-term storage due to travel restrictions. The OpenSky Network has been collecting valuable information regarding ADS-B compliance since 2017. It also acted as an important open data source for studying the aviation industry during these crisis times. In this paper, we analyze years of data collected by the OpenSky Network to provide an overview of the past and current situations in global air traffic with equipage updates, ADS-B implementation, Mode S interrogation practices, and fleet management by airlines.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication40th Digital Avionics Systems Conference, DASC 2021 - Proceedings
Number of pages10
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-6654-3420-1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021
Event2021 IEEE/AIAA 40th Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC) - Hybrid at San Antonio, United States
Duration: 3 Oct 20217 Oct 2021
Conference number: 40th

Publication series

NameAIAA/IEEE Digital Avionics Systems Conference - Proceedings
Volume2021-October
ISSN (Print)2155-7195
ISSN (Electronic)2155-7209

Conference

Conference2021 IEEE/AIAA 40th Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC)
Abbreviated titleDASC 2021
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityHybrid at San Antonio
Period3/10/217/10/21

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