SkyFive is teaming with Lufthansa Technik to boost its inflight connectivity offering. The latter will take the lead on design and manufacturing of aircraft installation kits to help speed the deployment of the SkyFive air-to-ground internet offering.
SkyFive is thrilled to cooperate with such a strong industry player on our journey of taking A2G global. This new partnership significantly scales up our delivery capability towards airlines. – Alois Sanktjohanser, Vice President Sales and Partner Management at SkyFive
SkyFive sees significant potential for its ATG networks on a global scale. Deployment is ongoing in Saudi Arabia and plans for other Asian markets continue to evolve. As the network grows, the company expects to support multiple airlines and installation configurations quickly and easily, thanks to the technical partnership with Technik. The companies note that the existing Lufthansa Technik locations align well with SkyFive’s target markets.
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“Efficient inflight connectivity is among the top desires of airline passengers nowadays. Hence, the necessity for reliable and fast, but also easy-to-install connectivity solutions is growing steadily,” says Andrew Muirhead, Vice President OEM and Engineering Services at Lufthansa Technik. “We are thus happy to support SkyFive to meet the soaring demand. With our renowned expertise in Supplemental Type Certification for connectivity installations, we are able to provide our valued partner a fast time-to-market. With proven solutions for both satellite and A2G connectivity, we can bring almost any commercial aircraft cabin online now.”
This is the second significant connectivity enablement deal for Lufthansa Technik in recent months. The company was also tapped by Hanwha Phasor to develop and certify a radome for the latter’s ESA solution.
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