Industry Addendum: Communications
Inmarsat’s SwiftBroadband Safety and FLYHT conduct trials
October 1st 2017
Global provider of mobile satellite communications, Inmarsat, will demonstrate its advanced SwiftBroadband Safety (SB-S) solution in a flight trial with Canada’s FLYHT later this year. Read More »
Real-time aircraft intelligence and cockpit communications company, FLYHT, and Inmarsat will test their systems of real time aircraft diagnostics, performance monitoring, detection of exceedence-critical parameters and improved operational efficiency.
“In addition, we will demonstrate how our currently available technologies can provide the industry with cost effective solutions to emerging safety requirements such as the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s (ICAO) imminent new requirements for aircraft flight tracking,” Inmarsat vice president of aviation safety and operational services, Captain Mary McMillan.
FLYHT CEO Tom Schultz said it was a great opportunity For FLYHT to work directly with Inmarsat. “FLYHT brings significant expertise [to the flight trial] in the areas of Autonomous Distress Tracking and the Timely Recovery of Flight Data. We look forward to testing out solution with Inmarsat and other trials partners, Schultz said.
SB-S is in use on Shenzhen Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and United Airlines and has been selected by Airbus as the Light Cockpit Satcom Solution for its A320 and A330 aircraft
Separately, Inmarsat has signed a strategic agreement with aviation and high integrity solutions company, Rockwell Collins, for global distribution of its next generation SB-S solution. Airbus recently named Rockwell Collins the top supplier for systems and equipment cabin and propulsion at the Airbus supplier conference awards dinner in Tianjin last month. This is the second time the company has received the award.
