Satcom Direct (SD) has announced business aviation solutions and management services company Empire Aviation Group as the first operator in the UAE to deploy the advanced technology Plane Simple® Ku-band terminal.
According to SD, the two line-replaceable unit system consisting of the tail-mount antenna and SD modem unit is currently being equipped by ACC Columbia Jet at their Hamburg facilities on a Bombardier Global XRS.
David Falberg, Satcom Direct’s VP International commented on the partnership: “We are extremely proud to partner with Empire Aviation Group on this first deployment of our Plane Simple solution in the UAE. This deal is testimony to our continued success in delivering innovation to the market, particularly in the Middle East, and customers’ confidence that our solutions will protect their investment and ambitions.
“As a business, we value long-term working partnerships that allow us to deliver success to our customers and support their competitive advantage now and in the future.
Paras Dhamecha, Founder and Managing Director at Empire Aviation Group said: “As a leading management company, our clients entrust and empower us to deploy solutions that deliver reliability, commercial value and, of course, passenger satisfaction. For us, the SD Plane Simple option just made sense.
“Satcom Direct offers a highly attractive single resource for all our connectivity needs. From cockpit to cabin, the system provides leading-edge technology backed by a network of top MRO partners and access to expert support 24/7/365 to keep us connected. This approach gives us peace of mind, minimising the risk and pain of deploying new technology.”
The SD Plane Simple Ku-band terminal continues to be successfully adopted worldwide, clocking up over 10,000 flight hours to date, and delivers reliable, high-speed connectivity via the Intelsat FlexExec service.
