Iridium Archives - Runway GirlRunway Girl

AirFi CEO showcases the AirFi LEO connected box and tiny antenna at the APEX/IFSA EXPO

AirFi to fit Atlantic Airways with LEO boxes for messaging, payments

LONG BEACH — AirFi, which lays claim to being the number one portable wireless IFE provider in commercial aviation, is gearing up to install... Continue Reading

Press Release: BizjetInternet with Certus to cut inflight Wi-Fi bills

Following the commissioning in the USA of BizjetInternet on a Gulfstream G450, the first production system has been delivered to Europe for ... Continue Reading

An aircraft with a blue belly is flying overhead.

Press Release: Blue Sky platform SkyLink now qualified for aviation

Blue Sky Network today announced that its SkyLink 7100 aviation solution has completed DO-160G qualification testing and can now be installe... 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

Two pilots are sitting in the cockpit of a smaller aircraft

SITA sees more safety pipes in the future to relieve congestion

Secure cockpit safety services are powered by Inmarsat and Iridium satellites today on flights that are out of VHF range, including over oce... Continue Reading

Two women pilots flying a commercial aircraft. Iridium supports cockpit comms and safety services in the cockpit

Iridium stays focused on strategy despite Inmarsat’s SwiftJet plan

Iridium Communications’ plan for delivering Certus speeds ranging from 88 Kbps to 704 Kbps in civil aviation — and eventually 1.4 Mbps depen... 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

Manjula Sriram, Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Iridium

Press Release: Iridium names Manjula Sriram as chief information officer

Iridium Communications Inc. today announced that Manjula Sriram has joined the company as Vice President & Chief Information Officer (CI... 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