Thu, Jan 06, 2011
Banyan Avionics Approved For Wireless LAN Installation In
Cessna BizJets
The FAA issued STC ST03901AT to the Banyan Avionics team based
at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE) in mid-December for the
Thrane and Thrane AVIATOR 200 Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN)
system for the Cessna 500, 550, S550, 552, 560, and 560XL
aircraft.
"We are excited to receive the first STC for the SwiftBroadBand
(SBB) 200 class of service in the United States," says Brian
Wilson, Banyan's director of avionics. "Banyan has been one
of the industry leaders for High Speed Data and Wi-Fi installations
for the last three years and to receive this STC before most
vendors have even delivered their products to the market clearly
shows the vision of both Banyan and their partner Thrane and
Thrane."
The AVIATOR 200 turns your aircraft into a hot spot and enables
pilots and passengers to use Wi-Fi enabled PDA devices including
Blackberry, iPhone and iPad to access a multitude of applications;
such as, email, internet browsing, smart phone connectivity and
voice communications.
"As the launch customer for this innovative new system, we could
not be happier," states Chief Pilot Eduardo Gatica, "The
passengers enjoy staying connected and entertained during the
flight and before departure the crew can download the latest
weather conditions, flight plans and charts on our iPads and
EFB's."
For a limited time, Banyan is installing the system at the
introductory price of $75,000. Banyan says the installation
can be performed as quickly as two weeks, and can be completed at
Banyan during regular maintenance inspections. The company says
they are in the process of obtaining ANAC Brazilian approval.
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