Business aviation air-to-ground (ATG) connectivity provider SmartSky has announced that its key sales and installation partner Banyan Air Service is completing the first of type installation of the award-winning SmartSky LITE™ system on a HA-420 HondaJet.
SmartSky says the project supports a recent deal to equip Volato’s HondaJet fractional fleet of 20 new aircraft, paving the way for other in-service HondaJet to have SmartSky’s next-generation connectivity system.
Banyan Air Service, an authorised HondaJet service centre, will complete the installation at its KFXE facility. Danny Santiago, Director of Avionics for Banyan Air Service commented: “This exciting installation project makes the ground-breaking technology pioneered by SmartSky available for Volato. It is especially exciting because SmartSky LITE brings streaming-level, no-device-limits connectivity to light jets, for the first time ever.”
“Volato is hyper-focused on delivering the best possible customer experience. With the addition of SmartSky technology to our HondaJet floating fleet, our customers will be able to livestream sports, make video calls, send large documents —and connect as they desire,” said Mike Pracher, COO of Volato.
Rich Pilock, Vice President of Connectivity Sales for SmartSky Networks said: “The SmartSky team is proud to continue to work with Banyan on pivotal projects like this one which will bring unprecedented connectivity performance to Volato customers, thanks to the fantastic cooperative efforts of the Banyan team and SmartSky MRO Account Manager Chris Buff.
“This project makes SmartSky available to more travellers at a time when uninterrupted connectivity inflight is imperative. It also provides owners faced with upgrading their soon-to-be obsolete legacy ATG system a significantly better option to consider.”
