SmartSky is gaining momentum in its transition from building out a next generation air-to-ground network to activating aircraft. The past month has seen several significant milestones on that path, covering both its Flagship and LITE solutions for the business aviation market.
Pilatus
A line-fit shift
The in-flight connectivity industry has something of a history around getting hardware installed at the factory, but not really as a line-fit option. Later this year another aircraft manufacturer will finally transition to a more traditional installation approach, with the blessings of regulators.
PlaneSense goes full fleet with Gogo AVANCE L3 connectivity
The PlaneSense Pilatus fleet will soon be fully online. The company will soon complete its installation of the Gogo AVANCE L3 solution across the PC-12 and PC-24 fleet.
Redundant switch failure causes degraded controls on Pilatus PC-24
Modern aircraft generally are designed with many redundancies built in. Testing and managing what happens when those systems both fail, however, does not always get sufficient attention. And in the case of the Pilatus PC-24 a dual failure on a data communications bus led to some interesting results in flight.
Gogo’s AVANCE L3 now available line-fit on Pilatus PC-24
New Pilatus PC-24 buyers can now choose to have the AVANCE L3 inflight wifi solution from Gogo installed at the factory. The type joins the PC-12 NGX in holding STCs for installation and Pilatus offering as a line-fit solution to customers.
Pilatus PC-12 NG gets Gogo line fit option
Pilatus PC-12 owners have another option to consider when buying their new plane. The OEM teamed up with Gogo to make the AVANCE L3 inflight connectivity and entertainment platform available as a factory installed option for the turboprops.