Viasat accelerates introduction of hybrid I-6 F1 satellite
Following a temporary outage this spring of the Inmarsat I-4 F1 L-band satellite for Asia-Pacific (APAC), Inmarsat’s new owner, Viasat... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: SwiftBroadband Safety
Press Release: Inmarsat, Teledyne Controls partner on Iris in Europe
Inmarsat today announced a new technology partnership with Teledyne Controls, a leading manufacturer and innovator of aircraft data manageme... Continue Reading
Iris ready to support 4D trajectory concept for aircraft in Europe
Improving air traffic management is widely seen as the ripest near-term initiative that aviation can take to reduce its carbon footprint. Am... Continue Reading
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
Inmarsat employs smart aggregation to offer SwiftJet to BizAv
Swift64. SwiftBroadband. SwiftBroadband-Safety. Inmarsat has long favored the word “swift” to describe its L-band satellite-supported connec... Continue Reading
One-on-one with Inmarsat Aviation president Philippe Carette
Last fall, Inmarsat named Philippe Carette as president of its Aviation business. Carette joined the London-headquartered satellite operator... Continue Reading
Inmarsat eyes fresh capabilities as I-6 F1 satellite launches
British satellite operator Inmarsat has successfully launched its first dual-payload satellite into orbit. The hybrid L- and Ka-band satelli... Continue Reading
Press Release: Honeywell achieves certification for Aspire 400
Honeywell has received a technical standard order (TSO-C159) certification from Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) for its Aspire 400 Sa... Continue Reading
Aircraft safety service performance and cost in the spotlight
As a growing proportion of aircraft operational data is moved to cabin connectivity and terrestrial cellular networks, and as expectations g... Continue Reading
Inmarsat sees momentum in China for SwiftBroadband-Safety
While the COVID-19 crisis has impacted the speed at which Inmarsat’s nextgen SwiftBroadband-Safety (SB-S) satellite communications platform ... Continue Reading
Iridium eyes more Certus partners as new transceiver work progresses
With Certus-supported aviation terminals “on the cusp” of being ready for primetime, and the next wave of next-generation transceiver develo... Continue Reading
Thales seeks to future-proof PureFlyt FMS for connected future
Thales grabbed headlines in late 2019 when it unveiled an “entirely connected” next-generation flight management system (FMS) that introduce... Continue Reading
FAA to use ADS-C to meet separation standards for US oceanic airspace
US Federal Aviation Administration officials have committed to using Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Contract (ADS-C) technology to reduc... Continue Reading
Press Release: Inmarsat SB-S approved by FAA for ops and safety comms
Inmarsat, the world leader in global mobile satellite communications, today announced that it has received final approval from the U.S. Fede... Continue Reading
Inmarsat expects Iris air traffic management to have global reach
Having recently concluded the research phase of the Iris air traffic management programme, Inmarsat and the European Space Agency (ESA) are ... Continue Reading
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