Airliner inflight connectivity AIRCOM®

data communication

Industry leading aircraft communications services Using our AIRCOM® Cockpit Services, airlines can communicate wirelessly between their aircraft and ground systems, as well as between their aircraft and third parties operating on the ground - such as Air Traffic Control. World-leading aircraft communication ecosystem As owners of one of the largest secure private global networks, we manage the world’s leading aircraft communications ecosystem. Our AIRCOM® Cockpit Services enable some 18,000 aircraft and 250 airline customers all over the world to transmit around 10 million daily messages. Business continuity by design Our AIRCOM® Cockpit Services solution is the only one offering true business continuity for mission critical aircraft operations. Using a dual-processor approach we ensure in-built resilience and swift fault recovery by design. Flexible radio transmission Our air-ground data communications network1 leads the world2. Using AIRCOM® Cockpit Services brings great flexibility, enabling aircraft to switch automatically between transmissions3, depending on the type of ground station. Aircraft can also log into ground stations operated by select organizations with internetworking agreements4. Technologies in use: 1Very High Frequency (VHF) and VHF Data Link (VDL) 2 Delivered over Aeronautical VHF band 3VHF and VDL 4Such as AVICOM (Japan) and ENAV (Italy) Leveraging new generation networks AIRCOM® Cockpit Services offers access to ACARS over IP services using terrestrial cellular and/or cabin broadband. The service, delivered with our own onboard ACARS over IP system (AoIPConnect), offers enhanced resilience.