EGNOS technology for Africa - ESA signs deal with ASECNA
European technology that allows satellite navigation signals to safely guide aircraft down for landing in the majority of Europe's airports will now be put to use across Africa and the Indian Ocean. ASECNA, the Agency for Air Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar, and ESA has signed an agreement to deploy a Satellite-based Augmentation System (SBAS) across a service region of more than 16.5