SD temporarily suspends FlexExec installs following Intelsat 29e loss
Satcom Direct, master distributor for Intelsat’s new FlexExec inflight connectivity service for business aviation, is temporarily suspending... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: NBAA
Praetorian Perfection: Flying the Praetor 600 bizjet to EBACE
An offer from Embraer Executive Jets to fly aboard its super-midsize Praetor 600 business jet to the European Business Aviation Convention a... Continue Reading
SmartSky Networks impresses during flight demo as launch date nears
It’s not uncommon to hear certain inflight connectivity service providers promise an at-home or office experience in the sky. But exec... Continue Reading
Boeing debuts new Genesis space-age BBJ MAX cabin design at NBAA
During the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) conference and exhibition in Orlando, Boeing announced it has delivered its first B... Continue Reading
Intelsat vows new BizAv service won’t share capacity with airlines
Intelsat leases Ku-band satellite bandwidth, and that bandwidth may very well be in use already by inflight connectivity service providers t... Continue Reading
Press Release: SD launches SD Xperience to improve Bizav IFC
At NBAA, Satcom Direct (SD) launched SD Xperience to simplify and improve business aviation connectivity and operations. The new fully-synch... Continue Reading
Press Release: SD developing flat panel antenna in partnership with QEST
SD Avionics, the hardware manufacturing division of Satcom Direct, has partnered with QEST Quantenelektronische Systeme GmbH, a worldwide ma... Continue Reading
Press Release: SD to be master distributor for Intelsat’s FlexExec service
Intelsat S.A., the world’s leading provider of satellite services and integrated communications, announced today that Satcom Direct (SD), a ... Continue Reading
How smooth is a Gulfstream?
Smooth flight is critical to a comfortable ride. Top quality furnishings, broadband connectivity and detailed design count for nothing if yo... Continue Reading
Are women important to aviation? Yes
This is a Lean Into Aviation contribution from IAWA VP René Banglesdorf I think women’s participation in aviation is crucial to its fu... Continue Reading
Press Release: Astronics AeroSat T-Series antenna demos connectivity
Astronics Corporation (NASDAQ: ATRO), a leading supplier of advanced technologies and products to the global aerospace, defense and semicond... Continue Reading
Press Release: SD launches certified cyber security course, CyberSAFE
Business aviation connectivity expert Satcom Direct today launched CyberSAFE (Securing Assets for End Users), the latest offering in its sui... Continue Reading
Despite delay, Astronics optimistic about BizAv Ku connectivity rollout
At the end of last year, Panasonic Avionics threw down the proverbial gauntlet, making clear its intent to snatch bizjet Ku connectivity bus... Continue Reading
Smiths Interconnect eyes strategic investment in connectivity sector
Some companies secure additional financing dollars but take a share price hit as an apparent result of feeding the need. Others work to get ... Continue Reading
Faster Ku part of ViaSat arsenal as it preps for 16 Mbps Ka in BizAv
Though rival inflight connectivity providers serving business aviation are fighting to displace ViaSat’s Yonder Ku-band service on large bus... Continue Reading