Aircell Receives Two FAA Approvals to Launch Inflight Mobile Broadband
April 3, 2008
Aircell has received two Federal Aviation Administration approvals to launch inflight mobile broadband over its nationwide network in 2008.
The two Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approvals received include a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC), permitting installation and operation of the company’s ATG network on commercially operated Boeing 767-200 aircraft.
The second FAA approval is a Parts Manufacture Approval (PMA). This approval authorizes the manufacture of aircraft parts at the company’s Bensenville, Illinois facility. With its manufacturing facility fully operational and approved by the FAA, Aircell is producing the equipment needed to bring its inflight internet service to American Airlines and Virgin America in 2008.