Methods, apparatus, and systems are provided for an aircraft superhighway system comprising: at least one superhighway node and/or a plurality of spaced apart superhighway nodes/towers, wherein each superhighway node/tower has an overlapping coverage area (e.g. wireless communication coverage area and/or surveillance coverage area) with the coverage area of another adjacent superhighway node/tower and the airspace within each of the coverage areas forming a continuous airspace corridor or aircraft superhighway; and a superhighway controller in communication with at least one of the superhighway nodes/towers; wherein the superhighway controller is configured to use the superhighway nodes/towers for authorising, monitoring and controlling air traffic permitted to transit a flight path within one or more portions of the airspace corridor or aircraft superhighway.


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    Title :

    Aircraft detection, superhighway & transit zone system



    Publication date :

    2023-11-01


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    G08G Anlagen zur Steuerung, Regelung oder Überwachung des Verkehrs , TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS



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