Wed, May 05, 2010
Hawker Beechcraft Adds Broadband Connectivity To King Air
Turboprops
Hawker Beechcraft Services (HBS)
says it has selected the Thrane & Thrane AVIATOR 200 system to
provide broadband connectivity for its Beechcraft King Air family,
including 90, 200, 300 and 350 model aircraft. The company is
offering pre-certification pricing for system installation at its
factory-owned HBS facilities. Certification of the system is
expected in the fourth quarter of 2010. The announcement, made at
EBACE in Geneva, follows the successful introduction of high speed
Internet on the company's line of midsize Hawker business jets in
2009.
"While the King Air already reigns as the most popular business
turboprop of all time, we continue looking for opportunities to
further improve its capability, versatility and value through
systems like that of Thrane & Thrane's AVIATOR 200," said
Christi Tannahill, HBC vice president, Global Customer Support.
"The possibilities are truly endless with on-board broadband
connectivity and we expect King Air operators all around the world
will enjoy the added productivity that broadband connectivity
delivers while developing new ways to utilize their aircraft.
Corporate operators can refine business proposals en route to
meetings, air ambulance operators can convey real-time audio and
video status of their patients, while cargo operators can re-route
aircraft, update manifest and report aircraft status."
The Thrane & Thrane AVIATOR 200 features lightweight and
compact equipment designed to work as a standalone system for
aircraft not currently equipped with satellite communication. The
system provides international broadband connectivity utilizing
SwiftBroadband service over the Inmarsat satellite communications
network.
AVIATOR 200 permits Wi-Fi enabled devices such as Smart Phones,
Personal Digital Assistants and laptop computers to access the
Internet wirelessly for audio and video communication, e-mail
correspondence or access to a Virtual Private Network to download
corporate files. These services can be accessed via wired or
wireless connections built into the AVIATOR 200, alleviating the
need for external wired and wireless routers.
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