Inmarsat & Honeywell to Launch World’s Fastest L-band Inflight Connectivity Service for Business Aviation

Inmarsat & Honeywell to Launch World’s Fastest L-band Inflight Connectivity Service for Business Aviation

As one of the first new services to be introduced on Inmarsat’s ELERA satellite network, SwiftJet will offer seamless global coverage across flight routes with maximum speeds of 2.6Mbps, up to six times faster than Inmarsat’s existing business aviation connectivity solution over L-band.

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NBAA, Stakeholders File Motions in Federal Court to Halt East Hampton Airport Closure

NBAA has joined with other stakeholders in filing a pair of motions in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York asking to pause the planned closure of East Hampton Airport (KHTO) and supposed conversion of the embattled publicly owned airport to a private-use facility with access restrictions under a Prior Permission Required (PPR) framework.

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Bolen: ‘Bold Actions’ Needed, in Congress and Across Industry, to Build Future Aviation Workforce

National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) President and CEO Ed Bolen cited several industry efforts across multiple paths to build a diverse business aviation workforce in a written statement to the U.S. House Small Business Committee’s Subcommittee on Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Workforce Development.

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Portside Appoints Fred Powell as VP of Product

Portside (Portside.aero) has recently extended its leadership team, appointing Fred Powell, an aviation industry technology veteran, as VP of Product. Fred’s arrival will help drive Portside’s continued growth as the company looks to expand its product suite to address critical pain points facing business and government aircraft operators.

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