Business & GAQuestion #17 How can we expect the exterior impact of the aircraft to evolve? As of now, the dome of reception for Satellite generally seems to have a large aerodynamic impact on air transport aircraft. ANSWER: Agreed, all STCs will have AFMS supplements that can change the flying limitations of an aircraft. As for the LGA and IGA antennas, this is not applicable. Learn more about this…
Business & GAQuestion #33 What type cost control tools are available through the equipment or service provider, example: email notifications for usage amounts, credit card style billing for each passenger, or other methods? ANSWER: There are many value added services that ISP’s (Inmarsat Service Providers) provide to help control/contain cost overruns. Please contact Satcom Direct for the most up to date information on those services.…
Business & GAQuestion #1 Is there still room in the market for one-way communications? For example, a wireless hotspot which would supply live data such as stocks. ANSWER: The idea of one-way communication is certainly compatible with the technologies available today. What is most important is if there is an application for one-way communication (i.e. engine performance monitoring being…
Business & GAQuestion #18: Can you talk about the SIP Server a little more? If I want to use my Android cellphone with this, how would it work? I understand VoIP, but I don't understand SIP. ANSWER: Your Wi-Fi equipped cellphone will see the Thrane & Thrane WAP (Wireless Access Point) and the WAP will assign a SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) address to your phone allowing a communication…
Business & GAQuestion #34 Is Level D certification acceptable for CPDLC? ANSWER: As SATCOM is concerned; a prerequisite for safety service use is Level D software and hardware certification, both of which have been received by Thrane & Thrane’s AVIATOR 700D SwiftBroadband system.…
Business & GAQuestion #2 How does Thrane & Thrane connect an iPad in the cockpit? ANSWER: An iPad could be connected to one of Thrane & Thrane’s AVIATOR systems via its built-in Wi-Fi provided that the aircraft has an approved Wi-Fi certification for its operation and the…
Business & GAQuestion #19 How do you get a cell call through the AMBE channel? Is it an internet VOIP call without using the service provider for the cell phone? ANSWER: It is not a VOIP call. Your Wi-Fi equipped cellphone will see the Thrane & Thrane WAP and the WAP will assign a SIP address to your phone allowing a communication…
ATM ModernizationFAA, Stakeholders Kick Off Metroplex Initiative in Atlanta, Charlotte FAA, industry partners and a group of U.S. airlines, including Delta Airlines and US Airways, launched the Metroplex initiative, part of the Next Generation Air Transportation System, in Atlantic and Charlotte, N.C., in an effort…