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But Inmarsat sees this offering as a step This does not replace the SwiftBroad-

beyond the basic QoS options. band-Safety services that run on L-Band;

he newest twin-aisle aircraft will Kurt Weidemeyer, vice president there are security and performance rea-

Tbe the fi rst to take advantage of an strategy and business development for sons to keep that traffic isolated and on a ALGERIA ANGOLA

improved satellite connectivity architec- Inmarsat aviation said, “What we’ve done dedicated link.

ture from Inmarsat‘s GX Aviation. is created a completely separate pipe. But delivering a discrete operational data fter months with aiports shut, AIR ALGÉRIE AEROJET

Dubbed “smart pipe,” the system allows So at the network level, we can assign a link within the overall data network allows Aborder closed, the recent 1 Place Maurice Audin, Algiers FLEET: ERJ-140LR x 2

for multiple virtual connections to be provi- different quality of service, a different for some creative data management and re-opening of African skies has raised Bakhouche Alleche CEO AIRJET EXPLORACAO AEREA DE

sioned across a single satellite link. size to that pipe.” routing options. the hopes of many that soon things www.airalgerie.dz CARGA

Airlines can segment traffic into the sep- As an initial use case Weidemeyer ADDING INTEGRATORS may be returning to ‘normal’. FLEET: A330-200 x 8, ATR72-500 x 12, ATR

arate “pipes” to separate passenger data described a desire by one 777X airline cus- TO THE CONNECTIVITY As the situation remains fluid though, 72-600 x 3, B737-600 x 5, B737-700C x 2, has joined with JetVision Holdings (RSA)

from operational aircraft information, for tomer to transmit live video off the aircraft. ENVIRONMENT it is impossible to present an all encom- B737-800 x 24, Cargo: B737-800/BCF x 1, Head Offices in Luanda, Angola and Preto-

example. Somewhat surprisingly, however, this is Not only can the different policies be passing directory. At the time of going L-100-30T x 1. ria, South Africa

Moreover, the system allows for differ- not about passenger safety or security. It is applied to the separate pipes, but Inmarsat to press Royal Air Maroc, Air Arabia Comment: Air Algérie operates scheduled FLEET: Embraer ERJ - 145 x 2, Jetstream 41 x 3.
ent performance metrics to be applied about cargo. can deliver those connections via different Maroc as well as Air Cote d’Ivoire have international services to 39 destinations HELI MALONGO

to each of the “pipes” within the overall “Some people pay a lot of money to ship 3rd party integrators. started flying. Air Mauritius is set to in 28 countries in Europe, North America,
satellite stream. It will fly initially on the certain items in the cargo hold, they want it Weidemeyer said described a scenario start business again in September. Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, as well as Luanda

Boeing 777X for an undisclosed customer. at any time be able to get a video, yes, my where the same antenna, ModMan and Egypt Air and in South Africa domes- domestic services to 32 airports. Aeroporto 4 de Fevereiro, Luanda

“This is a significant milestone in de- stuff is still there on the aircraft. That’s one other hardware on the aircraft can support tic travel has resumed with SA Airlink, Chief Pilot: Gary Guerrero

veloping the truly connected aircraft and of the first use cases.” multiple VARs, “one VAR selling passenger Safair, Cemair and Mango taking STAR AVIATION FLEET: DHC-8-Q400 x 2

to the skies. Ethiopian Airlines and

reinforces Inmarsat’s key role in serving Should network congestion or other service, one VAR selling operational data,” Hassi Messaoud, Airport Comment: Heli Malongo Aviação e

the aviation industry with a suite of op- circumstances create challenges for the with separate SLAs and other contract Kenya Arways have already opened www.staraviation.com Serviços de Angola, offers onshore and off-

erational and passenger connectivity ser- overall satellite connection, that video feed details. And it can all be delivered across their overseas routes with Air Senegal FLEET: Pilatus PC-6 x 1, De Havilland Canada shore flights in support of the oil industry

vices. The results from initial tests for our can be protected better with the smart the GX link. hoping to join them. With the West DHC-6 Twin Otter x 3, Beechcraft 1900 x 2, in Angola from its base at Cabinda Airport

African operators, this crisis could

‘smart pipe’ are promising and we look pipes implementation. “The goal is that we can have third party bring a more cautious, streamlining Cessna 525A x 1 , Cessna C560XLS+ x 1.
forward to continuing our collaboration PUSHING OPERATIONAL VALUE application providers come in and use that Comment: The airline operates a domestic SONAIR

with Boeing in preparation for the forth- pipe and sell directly to the airline,” Weide- to their operations. Air Burkina and service. Aeroporto 4 de Fevereiro, Luanda

coming entry into service of its new 777X While cargo hold video is an extreme Camair Co have temporally laid off Joao Alves Andrade CEO

aircraft,” said Philip Balaam, president of example (though also one paid for by the meyer said. their employees which will make a TASSILI AIRLINES www.sonair.co.ao
quick resumption of business more

Inmarsat aviation. customer, so financially compelling straight “That’s going to be down the road right Route de Sidi Moussa BP 319, Dar El Beïda, Algiers

away) Inmarsat saw other opportunities now. It all depends on the devices and the problimatic. FLEET: Airbus A319 x 1, Beechcraft 1900,
MORE THAN JUST A QUALITY OF to segregate airline operational data from architecture is sitting there.” If you don’t appear here it is be- Harchaoui Belkacem CEO B727-100F x 1, B737-700 x 2; B747-400 x

SERVICE PLAY the passenger traffic. Either the aircraft And as newer aircraft are being designed cause we don’t know about you. It’s www.tassiliairlines.dz 2, Embraer L700 x 2, Falcon 7 x 1, Falcon

Defining performance parameters for manufacturer or the airline can choose with some of these architectures natively a free listing so we encourage you to FLEET: B737-800 x 7, Bombardier Dash- 900 x 2, Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma x 8,
different types of traffic can be handled, to add an extra data network to the GX the opportunity to easily integrate them please drop us an email, message us 8-Q200 x 4, Bombardier-8-Q400 x 4. Eurocopter Dauphin AS 365N3 x 5.

to some extent, through Quality of connection on the aircraft, allowing engine continues to grow, something Weidemeyer on Facebook or Twitter - we are here Comment: The airline owns several smaller Comment: It provides helicopter services

Service (QoS) configuration and traffic health, avionics health, on any other type of is all too aware of. for you. Use this as your chance to aircraft of the types Beechcraft 1900, to oil facilities, scheduled and charter ser-

shaping hardware. telemetry to be offloaded from the plane. “We just have to connect to it.” Q tell clients you are flying again. Q Cessna 208 Caravan and a Pilatus PC-6. vices within Africa and the United States.
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