Avionics
Jet Aviation Basel, St. Louis, Perform Avionics Firsts
Basel set to add Ka-Band connectivity to B747, while St. Louis pioneers FANS1/A retrofits in CL-604s

Jet Aviation Basel has signed an agreement to perform the first installation of a Ka-band satcom system on a Boeing 747-400, using Honeywell’s JetWave fuselage-mounted MCS-8200 antenna. The completions and aircraft engineering specialist will develop a Ka-Band supplemental type certificate (STC) for the 747-400 installation. Jet Aviation is located at NBAA Booth N5131.

Ka-Band connectivity enables high data transfer speeds while supporting expected future growth in data traffic. The Ka-band satcom will ultimately interface with the existing local area network system on the Boeing widebody.

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