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Thales satcom will be put on new corporate aircraft
The TopFlight satellite communications terminal that Thales launched at last year’s Farnborough airshow will be installed later this year on new-build corp

The TopFlight satellite communications terminal that Thales launched at last year’s Farnborough airshow will be installed later this year on new-build corporate aircraft produced by an as-yet unidentified OEM and should be certified to support WiFi-based passenger use by the second quarter of next year.

Peter Hitchcock, director of avionics systems with Thales Aerospace, said here Tuesday that the preliminary design review has been completed and wiring installation will start next month. The certification schedule has been synchronized with the projected availability of Inmarsat class 6 service.

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