Kerry Lynch stepped into the role of editor of the&nbsp;Aviation International News&nbsp;monthly magazine in May 2022 after serving with&nbsp;AIN&nbsp;for eight years. She joined&nbsp;AIN&nbsp;in December 2014 as a senior editor covering Washington and business aviation news. She has also served on Convention News teams, including as editor of&nbsp;HAI Convention News. Lynch previously spent 25 years with Aviation Week. During her time there, she reported for and later steered&nbsp;The Weekly of Business Aviation, oversaw business aviation content on the&nbsp;Aviation Week Intelligence Network, served on the&nbsp;Show News&nbsp;staff, and held roles as the Washington columnist for&nbsp;Business &amp; Commercial Aviation&nbsp;and&nbsp;Overhaul &amp; Maintenance&nbsp;monthly magazines. In 2021 she was honored with the National Business Aviation Association Platinum Wing Award for lifetime achievement in journalism and was the 2004 recipient of the National Air Transportation Association’s Aviation Journalism Excellence Award. She also has been a recipient of an Aerospace Media Award for business aviation (2022) and NBAA Gold Wing Award (2003, 2024). Lynch graduated from The Ohio State University with a bachelor of arts in journalism.

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Satcom Direct (SD) has completed transatlantic and European validation trials that confirmed the successful functioning of its tail-mounted, Ku-band Plane Simple Antenna System. Spanning more than 16 hours over three days using a Gulfstream G350, the tests demonstrated the compatibility of the Plane Simple antenna with the Intelsat FlexExec satellite network.

 


The antenna provided for seamless data transmission supported by SD hardware, software, and terrestrial infrastructure. SD added that consistent data streaming was delivered across multiple devices even as the flight transitioned between three satellites on the Intelsat Network—from along the U.S. East Coast, across the North Atlantic, and to Ireland before returning to Melbourne, Florida.

 


“The beam transmission was flawless as more than 29 GB of data was transmitted during the flight trials across Intelsat’s multi-layered, redundant, high-throughput satellite network,” the company noted. SD’s SDR Gateway router supported Wi-Fi distribution among a number of personal electronic devices for simultaneous use of multiple streaming applications, video conferencing calls, and/or LiveTV.

 


The first in a series being developed by SD in partnership with Germany-based QEST Quantenelektronische Systeme, the Plane Simple Antenna System consists of only two line-replaceable units, an antenna, and a modem that are easily accessible for upgrades and maintenance. The modem is placed in the unpressurized part of the aircraft, freeing up other stowage space. SD is developing STCs to support installations, anticipating the first will be for the Dassault Falcon 2000.

 


“This heralds a new era for business aviation as it confirms SD has successfully developed a powerful hardware system that supports unparalleled connectivity services from a single-source supplier,” said Chris Moore, Satcom Direct Business Aviation president. “Contacting just one company for all connectivity needs streamlines the ownership experience, enhances customer support, and demystifies the complexity of aviation connectivity. The results prove that SD can support high-definition data streams for numerous onboard users concurrently.”

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