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A row of helicopters are being equipped with SKYTRAC Iridium certus 100

Press Release: SKYTRAC Iridium Certus 100 solution takes off on helis

SKYTRAC Systems Ltd. (SKYTRAC), has announced it has received its first supplemental type certifications (STCs) for the DLS-140, SKYTRAC’s I... Continue Reading

Airline point of sale device shows the passenger's credit card has been declined. The real-time authentication is supported by the AirFi LEO system.

AirFi LEO breaks cover on Atlantic Airways A320

AirFi LEO, the Iridium Certus 100-powered connectivity solution from AirFi, has broken cover on an Atlantic Airways Airbus A320, with a post... Continue Reading

A photo from inside an Airbus A320 of the window and the landscape outside as the jet flies at 33K ft. Wireless IFE provider AirFi is now offering AirFi LEO with window-mounted antennas to transmit via Iridium Certus 100.

Iridium Certus enables wireless IFE providers to tackle fraud

For nearly a decade, the makers of portable wireless inflight entertainment solutions have enabled airlines to delight passengers onboard wi... Continue Reading

The nose of a 787 aircraft parked, and ready for passengers to board. The cockpit is in view. (Iridium)

Satcom providers stand ready as Iridium introduces Certus aviation

Iridium Communications’ first-generation voice and data solutions are installed on over 60,000 aircraft today. Now, the satellite oper... Continue Reading

An A320 cabin full of air travelers. This image shows the tops of the traveler heads and the PSUs running down the length of the aircraft. AirFi targets this market.

AirFi sees world narrowbody fleet as addressable market for AirFi LEO

It might surprise you to learn that AirFi sees all single-aisle aircraft in the world fleet as the addressable market for its AirFi LEO (Low... Continue Reading

Two pilots at work during departure of Dallas Fort Worth Airport in United States of America. The view from the flight deck with high workload the beginning night through the wind shield

Iridium says Certus aviation terminals are nearly ready for primetime

Cracking into civil aviation with a new product or service can be a time-consuming process due to the industry’s necessarily stringent certi... Continue Reading

Wizz Air A321 in its pink, white and blue livery at Luton Airport. A Wizz Air A321 is fitted with the fflya Bluetooth connectivity system, which talks to Iridium NEXT satellites via unique window antennas.

Wizz Air UK launches trial of free messaging service from ASIP

Budget operator Wizz Air UK has commenced inflight trials of a novel Bluetooth connectivity solution that supports free messaging for every ... Continue Reading

ASIP bluetooth connectivity solution with unique window antennas, as seen onboard Wizz Air UK

Iridium Certus 100 now available; will custom IFEC apps be pursued?

Iridium’s announcement this week that its Certus 100 “midband” service is commercially available could be music to the ears of certain infli... Continue Reading

Press Release: Iridium Certus 100 service launches with partner products

Iridium Communications Inc. today announced that its Iridium Certus 100 “midband” service is commercially available for maritime, land mobil... Continue Reading

Iridium Certus IFC proves too lite for airline PaxEx beyond payments

In 2017, wireless inflight entertainment provider Lufthansa Systems expressed an interest in offering ‘connectivity lite’ to air... Continue Reading