Airborne connectivity service provider Satcom Direct (Stand 1565) is offering operators of large business jets and VIP transports Inmarsat’s newest Jet Connex high-speed data service, JX-Pro, with a maximum rate of 20 Mbps download and 1 Mbps upload, 33 percent faster when compared to Jet Connex’s previous high-speed plan, according to Inmarsat.
The U.S. company arrives at the Dubai Airshow on the heels of October’s release of SD PostFlight, a web-based flight log app that automatically populates an aircraft’s logbook with all available data relating to flight times and cycle events for each leg of a journey. The automated tool reduces pilot workload, minimizes human error, and improves operational efficiency by synchronizing the flight department, crew, and maintenance teams with autonomous flight log information.
Aircraft movement data, captured after each flight event, is delivered via Satcom Direct’s datalink service, FlightDeck Freedom. The increased accuracy of data can also extend the time between scheduled maintenance events, reduce aircraft downtime, and improve maintenance budget management, the company said.
Data from SD PostFlight can also be integrated with third-party maintenance-tracking systems, including CAMP, MyCMP, and FlightDocs, and can also be pushed to engine OEMs to support warranty programs. Rolls-Royce has already signed up to receive operational performance records.
Earlier this year Satcom Direct warned that, based on cyber threats to the 600 aircraft subscribing to its security monitoring module, nefarious hackers are targeting business jet travelers with rising frequency. The company reported a recent 54 percent jump in critical and high-level threats. Organized groups such as Fancy Bear and sophisticated, well-known hackers, some hired by nation-states or criminal entities to create chaos or target specific VIPs, are behind most of this activity, according to the company.
The SD Threat Monitoring module is among the data and security solutions Satcom Direct is showcasing in Dubai. The module provides the data activity to the aircraft's flight departments and Satcom Direct security experts, who flag and block any potential threats or abnormal behavior on the network before they can reach digital devices in use on the aircraft. If a compromised device is detected, the service can block that device from propagating the threat or enabling the hacker to harvest data from infected devices.
