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FlexExec

FlexExec rebounds with new terminal from Satcom Direct

15 February 2022 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Don’t call it a comeback; FlexExec’s been here for years. Still, after laying low for a while, Intelsat and Satcom Direct are launching a new push into the business jet connectivity market, with high hopes for improved WiFi service on board.

This story is about: antenna, Astronics, BizAv, business aviation, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, FlexExec, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, Intelsat 29e, Ku, Ku-band, phased array, QEST, Satcom Direct, Satellite Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Plane Simple BizAv antenna launches from Satcom Direct, QEST

5 October 2021 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

A close-up view of the new QEST/Satcom Direct Plane Simple antenna installed on the test aircraft

Business aviation integrator Satcom Direct completed testing of its new Plane Simple in-flight connectivity antenna solution, confirming full functionality of the kit across multiple satellites and geographies. Across three days of testing the aircraft flew for 16 hours, transitioning between three satellites on the Intelsat FlexExec network, including crossing the Atlantic Ocean.

This story is about: antenna, BizAv, business aviation, Falcon 2000, FlexExec, G350, Gulfstream, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Intelsat, Ku, Ku-band, QEST, Satellite, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

Tariffs, 737 MAX, satellite crash hit Astronics earnings

5 August 2019 By Seth Miller

One of the tail-mount antenna options Astronics hopes will sell well in the BizAv market

How many different ways can one company get beat up in the inflight entertainment and connectivity market? Astronics faces headwinds in its Aerospace market on three fronts. The 737 MAX grounding has costs on both new production and retrofit efforts, while the loss of Intelsat 29E grounded a connectivity program indefinitely. Add in tariffs related to China suppliers that the company is paying and the numbers are going to be rough in that segment for the foreseeable future.

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This story is about: 737 MAX, 737MAX, antenna, Astronics, Boeing, earnings call, FlexExec, grounding, IFC, IFE, IFEC, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, PaxEx, Satcom Direct, Satellite, tariffs Filed Under: PremCat, Premium

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