Cabin Interior and Electronics
Flying Colours Completes SDR Installations
The MRO recently completed two SDR installations on two different Bombardier Global 5000 aircraft.

Flying Colours (Stand 460) recently completed two Satcom Direct Router (SDR) installations on Bombardier aircraft. The first installation was part of a Global 5000 cabin refurbishment project while the second was part of a new Global 5000 completion for an undisclosed Middle Eastern owner. Officials announced that the aircraft will return to the MRO’s Peterborough, Ontario, Canada facility in early 2017 to install the supplemental SD Wi-Fi hub.

SDR enables text and voice calling on passengers’ smart phones while in the air. It also optimizes bandwidth for internet connectivity. While Flying Colours has been an SD products reseller for three years, the company estimates that more SDR installations will come online as more large-cabin and long-range aircraft move through its facility.