Inmarsat Signs MOU with Honeywell Aerospace

Inmarsat signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Honeywell Aerospace.

Under the agreement Honeywell will provide commercial airlines and business aviation operators throughout the world with SwiftBroadband-Safety.

SwiftBroadband-Safety, an ‘always on and always secure’ solution, enables a range of breakthrough aviation applications, including flight data streaming (Black Box in the Cloud) and real-time Electronic Flight Bag applications, such as networked graphical weather.

It also enables air traffic management modernisation programmes throughout the world and fulfills the requirements of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)’s Global Aeronautical Distress Safety System (GADSS), including global flight tracking, by offering reliable and secure satellite surveillance and communications (FANS/ACARS).

SwiftBroadband-Safety hardware is available for initial retrofit installation on existing aircraft today and will become a standard option on new aircraft deliveries from 2018.

Inmarsat’s MOU with Honeywell marks the latest expansion of a successful partnership between both companies. Honeywell currently works with Value Added Resellers to provide the business aviation market with Inmarsat’s Classic Aero safety services and will now be able to provide migration options for existing customers to SwiftBroadband-Safety.

It also provides the business aviation market with access to Inmarsat’s current in-flight broadband service for private jet passengers, SwiftBroadband, and its next generation offering, JetConneX. In addition, Honeywell’s JetWave system is the exclusive hardware that connects to Inmarsat’s new GX for Aviation Ka-band broadband solution for passengers.

Frederik van Essen, Inmarsat Aviation’s Senior Vice President of Strategy and Business Development, said, “The world’s aircraft fleet is expected to double by 2035, and substantial advancements in technology are introducing exciting new possibilities when it comes to safety and navigation. SwiftBroadband-Safety will deliver significant benefits for both the commercial airline and business aviation markets. The higher levels of efficiency, reliability and increased capacity provided by SwiftBroadband-Safety will also optimise cost control for airlines, while business aviation users utilise its applications to increase passenger comfort and maximise efficiency.”

John Peterson, Director of Marketing and Product Management at Honeywell Aerospace, said, “SwiftBroadband-Safety is a great addition to Honeywell’s GoDirect services portfolio as we anticipate strong demand in safety services from commercial airline and business aviation markets across the world.”

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