Gulfstream Aerospace announced that the FAA has issued a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for installing the company’s Broad Band Multi-Link (BBML) telecommunications system on a GIV bizjet enabling an “ultra-high-speed Internet connection” during flight. The system uses an ARINC-developed “backbone” with data speeds of up to 3.5 megabytes per second. Gulfstream said the dedicated satellite-based system can also tie directly into an existing Voice-Over Internet Protocol telephone network. Gulfstream said it expected FAA approval to install the system on G550, G500 and GV aircraft in the fourth quarter of 2004, while G450 and G350 operators will have to wait until the first quarter of next year; it will be approved for non-Gulfstream airframes in the second quarter of 2005, pending FCC approval. The system uses a dish antenna mounted in the tail, an antenna control unit, a transceiver router and Gulfstreams exclusive server.
…And Gulfstream Phones Home
Key Takeaways:
- Gulfstream Aerospace received an FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for its Broad Band Multi-Link (BBML) system on GIV bizjets.
- The BBML system provides ultra-high-speed in-flight internet with data speeds up to 3.5 megabytes per second and integrates with Voice-Over IP telephone networks.
- Approval for additional Gulfstream models (G550, G500, GV, G450, G350) is expected through late 2004 and early 2005, with non-Gulfstream airframe approval anticipated in Q2 2005.
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