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Hawker to offer real time flight recording for bizjets
Hawker Beechcraft Global Customer Support (Booth No.

Hawker Beechcraft Global Customer Support (Booth No. 947) announced it will begin offering satellite monitoring for the Hawker 750, 800XP, 850XP and 900XP.

The Automated Flight Information Reporting system (Afirs) built by Calgary, Alberta-based FlyHT (Booth No. 1713) transmits black box-like data over an Iridium satellite connection. Using the system, operators, owners, maintenance crews and OEMs can receive near-real-time information from aircraft, such as voice recordings and engine information. It can even link with the pilots' electronic flight bags. The company is also offering its Web-based UpTime service, which disseminates the data gathered through Afirs.