Cabin Interior and Electronics
Duncan Aviation Offering Airtext Satcom Installs
System offers lower-cost airborne connectivity services
Airtext moving map
The Airtext Iridium satcom systems includes a moving map that can be displayed on portable devices or bulkhead-mounted tablets. © Send

The Send Airtext Iridium satcom system, a lower-cost alternative for airborne connectivity, is now available for installation by Duncan Aviation. Airtext can be used for voice calling, SMS and WhatsApp text messaging, and emails, and it also provides Send’s Oasis moving-map that displays on portable devices or on Send’s bulkhead mounted tablets.

Airtext+ offers all of the above features while the standard Airtext provides the messaging capabilities but not voice calls or email. Both units can handle up to 22 users and they include Send’s FBOLink, D-ATIS, and international weather services. Airtext+ retails for $18,500 and Airtext for $10,950 and service costs $500 per year for the first 2,500 messages and 5 cents per text after that, with voice calls starting at $1.53/minute.

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