A multi-engine, instrument rated pilot, James Wynbrandt has been an AIN and Business Jet Traveler contributor since 2003. His in-depth reporting and insightful features have won more than a dozen editorial honors, including two National Business Aviation Association Gold Wing Awards (2019; 2021), and his articles have also appeared in the New York Times, Barron’s, Fortune, Forbes, and Smithsonian Air &amp; Space. He has flown his Mooney M20K 252 on assignments throughout North and Central America and the Caribbean. Wynbrandt is also the author of Flying High (Wiley &amp; Sons), a biography of Jet Blue founder David Neeleman, as well as histories, references works, and books on a variety of other topics from major publishers. He lives in New York City.

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James Wynbrandt

Inmarsat's&nbsp;Jet ConneX in-flight Wi-Fi solution for business aviation has reached the 400 installation milestone, with 125 added in just the last four months alone, the communication satellite network provider announced this week at NBAA 2018.

 


“The fact that 400 aircraft have been installed with Jet ConneX in under two years of commercial service introduction demonstrates the high-quality Jet ConneX delivers to the business aviation market,” said Kai Tang, Inmarsat’s new senior v-p of business and general aviation. “We have worked hard to exceed expectations and that is reflected in this accelerating demand from both manufacturers and business jet owners, many from Fortune 500 companies.”

 


Inmarsat’s (Booth 841) Jet ConneX Ka-band solution is the standard onboard Wi-Fi connectivity service for Bombardier, Dassault, Gulfstream, and Embraer business jets, and is also in demand in the retrofit market, with more than 40 type certificate and STC approvals secured. These include all Boeing and Airbus bizliners.

 


Offering data plans up to 15Mbps, Jet ConneX provides high-speed Internet service almost anywhere on earth save the Polar Regions. Honeywell Aerospace makes the onboard JetWave hardware that links to the Jet ConneX satellite network.

 


Inmarsat named Tang, formerly Inmarsat Government’s chief commercial officer, to his new position on the first day of NBAA 2018. In addition to Jet ConneX, he will oversee next year’s business aviation launch of the European Aviation Network, which combines dedicated satellite coverage with a complementary LTE-based ground network, the worlds’ first such hybrid in-flight broadband service, according to Inmarsat.

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