Aircell Receives Two Critical FAA Approvals for Inflight Mobile Broadband
April 2, 2008 8:20 PM | Services | Comments (0)
| Following the company's historic coast-to-coast flight last week with fully operational Internet and email connectivity over its national network, Aircell announced today that it received two critical FAA approvals. These FAA approvals bring inflight mobile broadband connectivity one step closer to the flying public, who have consistently requested this service. Aircell is now the first and only communications operator to receive approvals from the FAA to provide air-to-ground (ATG) inflight mobile broadband for U.S. domestic flights. The two FAA approvals received include a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC), permitting installation and operation of the company's ATG network on commercially operated Boeing 767-200 aircraft. The second FAA approval is a Parts Manufacture Approval (PMA). This approval authorizes the manufacture of aircraft parts at the company's Bensenville, IL facility. |  |
With its manufacturing facility fully operational and approved by the FAA, Aircell is producing the equipment needed to bring its inflight Internet service to American Airlines® and Virgin America® in 2008. Enough manufacturing capacity is in place to accommodate rapid service introduction to all future partners as well.
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