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The flight was uneventful until the crew started the approach to the airport. At 18:41 UTC the crew reported to air traffic control that the aircraft was in a descent from FL 135 (approximately 13,500 feet/4,115 m) to FL120 (approximately 12,000 feet/3,658 m).
Flight tracking enables travellers as well as those picking up travellers after a flight to know whether a flight has landed or is on schedule, for example to determine whether it is time to go to the airport. Aircraft carry ADS-B transponders, which transmit information such as the aircraft ID, GPS position, and altitude as radio signals.
In the 1960 Flight 871 to Istanbul, the aircraft descended too early, resulting in 42 people perishing in the first accident of the Sud Aviation Caravelle. The same cause was responsible nine years later in Los Angeles , when 15 people were killed in Flight 933 .
GPS aircraft tracking is a means of tracking the position of an aircraft fitted with a satellite navigation device.By communication with navigation satellites, detailed real-time data on flight variables can be passed to a server on the ground.
Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 130; Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 347; Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 751; Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 871; Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 933; 2007 Bombardier Dash 8 landing gear accidents
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FlightAware is an American multi-national technology company that provides real-time, historical, and predictive flight tracking data and products. As of 2019, it is the world's largest flight tracking platform, with a network of over 32,000 ADS-B ground stations in 200 countries. [2]