Inmarsat eyes SwiftBroadband Safety milestone in 2Q 2017
Inmarsat is confident that the FAA’s Performance-based Operations Aviation Rulemaking Committee (PARC) will recommend its next generation Sw... Continue Reading
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Partial GlobalBeacon tracking available to Qatar immediately
Even though the GlobalBeacon flight-tracking service announced by an Aireon-FlightAware partnership last week won’t be fully operational unt... Continue Reading
Press Release: Inmarsat to provide safety services in China
Inmarsat, the world’s leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, has signed an agreement with Beijing Marine Commu... Continue Reading
Why BizAv can expect bigger things with 2Ku commercial migration
Gogo’s ability to install its 2Ku product more quickly than previously anticipated may have an unexpected beneficiary. The companyR... Continue Reading
Iridium aims to win big in a small niche
When it comes to the commercial in-flight connectivity market Iridium's CEO Matt Desch sees a lot of opportunity. For other companies. The m... Continue Reading
Press Release: Chinese certification awarded to Cobham Satcom
The Cobham SATCOM AVIATOR 300D system has received a Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) Validation of Supplemental Type Certifica... Continue Reading
Black Box in a Cloud among tools to be available on Airbus types
With modified versions of Inmarsat’s SwiftBroadband-based cockpit communications solution, SB-Safety (SB-S) already being successfully... Continue Reading
Press Release: Airbus picks SB-Safety for A320, A330 families
Inmarsat, the world’s leading provider of global mobile satellite communications, announced today that its SwiftBroadband-Safety (SB-S) serv... Continue Reading
Press Release: Airbus taps Cobham for light Inmarsat satcom
Cobham Aerospace Communications is proud to announce that it has been awarded a contract by Airbus to supply its new Inmarsat SB200 Evolutio... Continue Reading
Solar Impulse shows even narrowband IoT benefits
MONACO — Inside the Solar Impulse control centre, it’s clear that live streaming of inflight data is key to this remarkable feat of aviation... Continue Reading
Line in the sand shifts between cabin & flight deck connectivity
With the advent of new and improved inflight connectivity systems like Inmarsat’s Global Xpress and Gogo 2Ku, SES-driven improvements to exi... Continue Reading
In restructuring connectivity unit SITA makes lofty ambitions clear
Inflight GSM and Internet provider OnAir has a new spring in its step, and with good reason. In a nod to the ever-growing importance of infl... Continue Reading
Qatar Airways makes split inflight Internet decision in face of delay
DOHA: It may seem a little ironic but it now appears likely that Qatar Airways’ new-design twinjets will be the last to be fitted with... Continue Reading
Qatar Airways signals intent to adopt black box streaming
DOHA: Qatar Airways is currently working with a supplier on real-time streaming of aircraft black box data to the ground, company CEO Akbar ... Continue Reading
Middle East bizjet operators use IFC to improve operations, safety
The aviation industry is abuzz with chatter about the operational and safety benefits that can be gleaned from aircraft e-enablement. But wh... Continue Reading
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