IRIS is not just flight tracking, nor is it just flight data monitoring.  IRIS is all-encompassing, giving users the capability to record large amounts of aircraft data, process it through an onboard computer and filter it directly to communication centers or Operational Control Centers every 10 seconds.  The solution provides global coverage, allowing immediate communication air-to-ground, ground-to-air or air-to-air within the entire system, from anywhere in the world.

The new system is a result of the acquisition of two companies by Metro Aviation: North Flight Data Systems (“NORTH”) (2008) and Outerlink Global Solutions (2014). The combined effort will bring together NORTH’s flight data and monitoring package with Outerlink’s aircraft satellite tracking systems, adding enhanced features to both with push-to-talk capability.