Avionics
A ‘Swift’ concept brings Web inside the business jet cabin
Inmarsat last month announced the commercial availability of the new Swift64 mobile data pipeline, an airborne satellite Internet service that the company

Inmarsat last month announced the commercial availability of the new Swift64 mobile data pipeline, an airborne satellite Internet service that the company claims finally bridges the gap between a user’s ground-bound office and the aircraft cabin.

Swift64 allows aircraft passengers to access the Web, send e-mail and even take part in video-conferencing sessions while aloft almost anywhere in the world. Until now, such capability was simply unavailable to satcom buyers.