Matt Thurber, editor-in-chief at AIN Media Group, has been flying since 1975 and writing about aviation since 1978 and now has the best job in the world, running editorial operations for Aviation International News, Business Jet Traveler, and FutureFlight.aero. In addition to working as an A&amp;P mechanic on everything from Piper Cubs to turboprops, Matt taught flying at his father’s flight school in Plymouth, Mass., in the early 1980s, flew for an aircraft owner/pilot, and for two summer seasons hunted swordfish near the George’s Banks off the East Coast from a Piper Super Cub. An ATP certificated fixed-wing pilot and CFII and commercial helicopter pilot, Matt is type-rated in the Citation 500 and Gulfstream V/550. Based in the Pacific Northwest, Matt and his team cover the entire aviation scene including business aircraft, helicopters, avionics, safety, manufacturing, charter, fractionals, technology, air transport, advanced air mobility, defense, and other subjects of interest to AIN, BJT, and FutureFlight readers.

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Bombardier manufactures a variety of business aircraft models, provides engineering, and aircraft maintenance services.

Bombardier Global Express, XRS, 5000, 5500, 6000, and 6500

Matt Thurber

Starlink dealers now have access to Nextant Aerospace’s latest supplemental type certificate (STC) for installation of SpaceX's high-speed, low-earth orbit (LEO) satcom system in Bombardier Global 5000/5500 business jets. Nextant is the engineering arm of Flexjet.
Retail price of the Starlink aviation system hardware for business aircraft is $150,000, not including installation. Service costs range from $2,000 per month for 20 GB and $100 per additional GB to $10,000 for unlimited data.
Nextant is also developing similar STCs for Bombardier Challengers and Embraer Praetors, and these are expected to be approved in the first quarter of 2025. Next up for Nextant will be the Embraer Phenom 100 and 300 in the second quarter.
“Reliable high-speed internet connectivity for all phases of flight was one of the last significant technology challenges that our industry needed to solve,” said Jay Heublein, president of Flexjet global maintenance and product support.&nbsp;“We recognized early on that the technology developed by Starlink represented an evolutionary step forward for in-flight connectivity, and as an industry we could finally offer a solution that was consistent with the expectations our owners have.”
With more than 6,000 LEO satellites in orbit, Starlink offers worldwide coverage with download speeds from 40 to 220 Mbps and uploads of eight to 25 Mpbs. System latency is less than 99 milliseconds, according to SpaceX.&nbsp;

News and developments about everything that goes into the cabin of an aircraft, from floor coverings to headliners, with a special emphasis on in-flight entertainment, communications and other electronics for passengers. If it is in the cabin of an aircraft, it’s covered here.

Nextant Aerospace Gains Starlink Approval for Bombardier Global 5000/5500

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With more than 6,000 satellites in low-earth orbit, SpaceX’s Starlink network offers worldwide coverage with download speeds from 40 to 220 Mbps and uploads of 8 to 25 Mpbs. 

Nextant Gains Starlink Approval for Global 5000/5500

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