Planet2 satcom weather app 3pics

Pilots using a satellite service can now receive inflight updates on weather hazards and warn other aircraft of storms they see ahead.

Atmosphere-F, a small company in Toulouse, France, developed the Planet (Plane Network) service with the support of ESA’s Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems programme in collaboration with the DLR German Space Center, TriaGnoSys and Météo-France.