EBACE 2014: Aircell unveils airtime packages and FANS support
Aircell, Gogo’s business aviation arm, has officially unveiled new Inmarsat SwiftBroadband airtime programmes for the business aviation market, plus additional FANS (Future Air Navigation System)...
View ArticleEBACE 2014: Satcom1’s AvioIP achieves 1.5 Mbps over SBB
A test of Satcom 1’s AvioIP router software application aboard a Legacy 600 has seen data speeds of between 1.2 Mbps and 1.5 Mbps being achieved. This was the industry’s first ever installation of four...
View ArticleEBACE 2014: Satcom Direct enhances SD Flight Tracker
Satcom Direct’s SD Flight Tracker. Satcom Direct’s improved SD Flight Tracker now has integrated position reports generated by Inmarsat SwiftBroadband and features richer mapping capability using...
View ArticleEBACE 2014: Connectivity to help relay Amelia Earhart’s flight
Amelia Rose Earhart starts her epic voyage in California on June 26. Amelia Rose Earhart, a TV news anchor from Colorado, will take to the skies next month, to recreate and complete her namesake’s...
View ArticleEBACE 2014: Cobham showcases new Aviator S system
Cobham Satcom’s Debbie de Beer with the antenna for its Aviator S product. Cobham featured its new Aviator 200 S satcom equipment at EBACE. Aviator 200 S is a compact two LRU (Line Replacement Unit)...
View ArticleHoneywell aims for three inflight connectivity solutions
Honeywell Ka-band antenna for Inmarsat’s GX Aviation service. Honeywell Aerospace has fingers in more than one pie when it comes to inflight connectivity. As well as offering both L-band and Ka-band...
View ArticleSatcom1 increases bandwidth on Dassault Falcon 7X
Dassault Falcon 7X RUAG, Satcom1, and EMTEQ have teamed up to deliver an affordable turnkey upgrade to any current satcom installation on the Dassault Falcon 7X. Satcom1 says the upgrade promises a...
View ArticleEBACE2015: ARINCDirect to offer ICG smart routers
Biz jets on the static park at Ebace Rockwell Collins has entered into a strategic partnership with ICG (International Communications Group) to offer its eRouter (ERT-100 and ERT-120) smart cabin...
View ArticleFeature: Kymeta mTenna promises lightweight connectivity
Update: Since our original feature in 2014, Kymeta has given more information on how its flat-panel metamaterial antennas work. Our original feature has therefore been updated. Kymeta says its mTenna...
View ArticleFeature: What does Satcom Direct offer the bizav market?
Bizjet operators need connectivity, but they don’t want their competitors to know what they have. Bizjet and VIP connectivity can sometimes seem like a highly-secretive world. Suppliers don’t talk...
View ArticleSatcom Direct places order for 10 Ka-band GX Aviation shipsets
Florida-based Satcom Direct has set the ball rolling for “Ka-band on bizjets” by placing an order with Honeywell for 10 shipsets for the upcoming Inmarsat GX Aviation service. GX Aviation will be the...
View ArticleGogo Biz inflight connectivity now live in Canada
The Gogo Biz coverage map for Canada Gogo says that its business aviation group, Aircell, has now launched its Gogo Biz in-flight internet and voice service for business aircraft in Canada. Business...
View ArticleSatcom1’s AvioIP software approved on Global Express
Bizjets on the static display at Ebace, Geneva Satcom1’s AvioIP advanced router software suite has been installed and approved for the first time on Bombardier’s Global Express, with EASA, FAA and TCCA...
View ArticleEBACE 2014: ViaSat and Satcom Direct integrate cabin router
Satcom Direct’s SDR router ViaSat and Satcom Direct have integrated the ViaSat Yonder Ku-band satcom service with Satcom Direct’s Router (SDR). The SDR is a smart router that can manage aircraft voice...
View ArticleEBACE 2014: Aero+ Velocity gives 1.4 Mbps on SwiftBroadband
Aero+ Velocity IP aggregation and four channels of Inmarsat’s Swift Broadband X-Stream service, gave a 1.4 Mbps connection. Eclipse says that its Paris-based engineers have tested its Aero+ Velocity IP...
View ArticleEBACE 2014: Satcom1 becomes Inmarsat distribution partner
Copenhagen-based Satcom1 is now a distribution partner (DP) for Inmarsat’s SwiftBroadband services for the global business and VVIP aviation market. The company had been a gold service provider for...
View ArticleEBACE 2014: Aircell unveils airtime packages and FANS support
Aircell, Gogo’s business aviation arm, has officially unveiled new Inmarsat SwiftBroadband airtime programmes for the business aviation market, plus additional FANS (Future Air Navigation System)...
View ArticleEBACE 2014: Satcom1’s AvioIP achieves 1.5 Mbps over SBB
A test of Satcom 1’s AvioIP router software application aboard a Legacy 600 has seen data speeds of between 1.2 Mbps and 1.5 Mbps being achieved. This was the industry’s first ever installation of four...
View ArticleEBACE 2014: Satcom Direct enhances SD Flight Tracker
Satcom Direct’s SD Flight Tracker. Satcom Direct’s improved SD Flight Tracker now has integrated position reports generated by Inmarsat SwiftBroadband and features richer mapping capability using...
View ArticleEBACE 2014: Connectivity to help relay Amelia Earhart’s flight
Amelia Rose Earhart starts her epic voyage in California on June 26. Amelia Rose Earhart, a TV news anchor from Colorado, will take to the skies next month, to recreate and complete her namesake’s...
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