Lombardo covers business aviation maintenance-related issues. He is also a writer and on-air reporter for AINtv. He has over 3000 articles published and is the author of several books on aircraft systems for pilots and on the topic of flight simulation.
He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in education from the University of Illinois, has taught aviation for over 35 years in industry and as a university professor and academic dean at three different universities. He is also a frequent seminar and after-dinner motivational speaker.&nbsp;
Lombardo holds an A&amp;P Certificate, ATP, CFI and Ground Instructor ratings. He was a corporate pilot and was a research pilot and flight instructor at the University of Illinois. An FAA Safety Counselor for over 25 years, he was one of the original 13 Counselors appointed to the FAA’s Airworthiness Safety Program for maintenance technicians.&nbsp;

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David A. Lombardo

The International Communications Group (ICG) of Newport News, Va., added the Dassault Falcon 900B to a growing list of business jets that have installed its Future Air Navigation System (Fans-1/A) technology. Duncan Aviation of Lincoln, Neb., has received STC approval for the ICG Fans-1/A solution for the trijet.

 


"Our NxtLink Series ICS-120A and ICS-220A systems are versatile, easy to install, draw much less power and are significantly lighter than previous satcom systems. Customers get more ‘bang for the buck,’ and better coverage for a fraction of the cost of an Inmarsat-based system," said Tim Rayl, ICG’s senior vice president of sales and marketing.

 


This marks the third STC in the business aviation market segment for Fans-1/A over Iridium using ICG’s NxtLink transceivers. Several more are currently in process, the company said.

ICG NxtLink Certified for Fans-1/A over Iridium on Falcon 900B

ICG Fans-1/A solution approved for third business jet application.

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