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Air Canada 777 flight deck with captain and first officer in view. Iridium will be able to support safety cockpit communications via Iridium Certus

Nearing safety clearance Iridium to transform pilot user experience

Iridium Communications has hit several key milestones as it works to ensure its global Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite-powered next-gen Cert... 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

Press Release: BizjetMobile’s Certus 100-powered messaging on G450

After years of development, BizjetMobile has broken industry ground commissioning its first Iridium Certus BizjetInternet system and proprie... Continue Reading

Screenshot of Wizz Air UK app with ASIP free text messaging application integrated in it.

Wizz Air UK to expand free messaging via ASIP Bluetooth connectivity

Wizz Air has selected AS-IP Tech (ASIP) to install its novel Bluetooth connectivity solution, with window-mounted antennas, across the carri... Continue Reading

The Kite aircraft is pictured hoovering over a launchpad. Image: Swoop Aero

Press Release: Swoop Aero Integrates Iridium Certus 100 into Kite™ UAV

Iridium Communications Inc. is proud to share that Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) logistics company Swoop Aero has integrated the Iridium Cer... Continue Reading

A screenshot of live on-the-move 1080 HD video footage over the Iridium network in real-time utilizing AnsuR’s ASMIRA application. A view is of a foggy empty road.

Press Release: Iridium optimizing live video over Certus with AnsuR

Iridium Communications Inc. today announced AnsuR Technologies as a Value-Added Developer (VAD) providing optimized video software solutions... Continue Reading

The words Iridium Certus is next to a conceptual connectivity graphic of the earth. Image: SKYTRAC

Press Release: Eclipse Global and SKYTRAC deliver Iridium solutions

Eclipse Global Connectivity (Eclipse) and SKYTRAC Systems Ltd. (SKYTRAC) are teaming up to deliver Iridium Certus and legacy Iridium hardwar... Continue Reading

Airbus Perlan Mission II in flight over snow covered mountains.

Press Release: Thales to create highest Wi-Fi hotspot for Airbus project

Thales announced today its partnership with Airbus Perlan Mission II, an internationally celebrated and world record setting climate and aer... Continue Reading

The SkyLink product is in view, with a drone flying behind it.

Press Release: Blue Sky launches certified Certus 100 product SkyLink

Blue Sky Network today announced the certification of its SkyLink 7100 aviation solution, a dual-mode system operating via the Iridium Certu... 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 will turbocharge the connected cockpit with state-of-the-art SATCOM for business jets, commercial airliners, rotorcraft and general aviation.

Iridium confident in safety position despite march of new LEOs

Operators of new and planned Low Earth Orbit satellite networks in the Ku- and Ka-band are keen to support inflight connectivity for airline... Continue Reading

aircraft, pilots, crew, istock, generic, Night Flight A320 with Pilots Left Corner View

Iridium eyes FANS flight trials for Certus in 2022/23

Iridium’s work to ensure its new Certus global satcom service is validated for aircraft safety communications is progressing, though t... Continue Reading

SITA to provide Iridium Certus service to airlines and ANSPs

SITA has announced plans to provide Iridium’s next generation Certus satcom service to its airline and air navigation service provider (ANSP... Continue Reading

A man and a woman in a private business jet. The woman is holding her mobile device while the man is holding a tablet. The tablet is displaying Collins Aerospace's Venue platform

BizAv recovery gives tailwind to Collins Aerospace tail-mount IFC

As the business aviation sector shows strong signs of recovery from the COVID-19 crisis — aircraft utilization is returning to 2019 levels a... Continue Reading