Geneva, Switzerland / 21 May 2017 – Satcom Direct (SD), the business aviation connectivity solutions provider, announcedtoday at EBACE – Booth S80–that it has signed a new exclusive provider agreement with Air Alsie, the Denmark-headquartered aircraft charter, ambulance operator and management company. The agreement marks the first time that SD and Air Alsie have partnered, and will position SD as a single source supplying a range of connectivity services across the Air Alsie fleet.
The arrangement will initially see SD providing voice and data services, as well as flight deck communication functionality to the fleet. In addition,the contractnames SD as the provider forAir Alsie’sfuture planned connectivity solutions, including Inmarsat’s Ka-band Jet ConneX. SD will also support a cabin router upgrade program for the fleet’s Falcon aircraft, featuring the Satcom Direct Router (SDR) which enables increased functionality and control of cabin Wi-Fi networks. The SD hardware solution facilitates the use of SD value added services including GlobalVT, which allows end users to make and receive texts and calls on their own smart device, anywhere in the world.
Air Alsie operates one of Europe’s largest executive fleets includingHawker, Citation, two ATR72-500 types, Gulfstream, and a fleet of 14 Dassault Falcon aircraft, eight of which are Falcon 7X—Europe’s largest Dassault Falcon portfolio. The Air Alsie fleet also includes Dassault and Gulfstream flagship, Falcon 8X and G650ER aircraft.“Our mixed fleet necessitates partnering with a company that can create and adapt its product range to fulfill ourdiverse connectivity requirements, from the smallest to the largest of our jets, world-wide,” said Tom Carstensen of Air Alsie. “This is why we have chosen SD as our preferred provider.”
“As we celebrate our twentieth year in business,inking this deal with one of Europe’sleading business aviation operatorsdemonstrates how our customer-driven approachof creating tailored connectivity packages adds value to an operator’s business. Underpinned by our global support network, we are pleased to be able to serve Air Alsie’scustomers, crew and operations teams,” says Michael Skou Christensen, Managing Director EMEA for SD.
About Satcom Direct:Satcom Direct (SD) and its companies provide global connectivity solutions for business and general aviation, military, government, and head of state aircraft. The company also provides land mobile services to areas with connectivity limitations. Since 1997, SD has worked to advance the technology of global connectivity, being first to market with new capabilities in communications technology. SD’s industry leading hardware solutions, like the SDR, are complemented by their divisional capabilities including TrueNorth cabin and flight deck systems and SD software solutions. A premier Inmarsat distribution partner (including Jet ConneX), Iridium service partner, and ViaSat Ku preferred reseller, SD is also a value-added reseller for Panasonic systems and the exclusive service provider for SmartSky Networks.
SD World Headquarters and primary operations center is located in Melbourne, Florida, with additional office locations in the United States, Canada, UK, UAE, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Australia, Russia, Brazil, and South Africa. For more information regarding SD, visit www.satcomdirect.com, e-mail sales@satcomdirect.com, or call U.S. +1.321.777.3000 or UK +44.1252.554.460.
About Air Alsie:
Founded in 1988 Air Alsie has become one of the leading companies in Europe that carries out worldwide aircraft management. With more than 20 aircrafts from Cessna, Hawker, Gulfstream and Falcon families, services offered in addition to aircraft management includes VIP charter flights, aircraft sales and maintenance at Air AlsieDassault Falcon Authorized Service Centre.
Headquartered in Sonderborg Airport, Denmark. Air Alsie has satellite stations in Copenhagen, Zürich, Nice, Moscow, Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur. Always 24/7 at your disposal. – THE WORLD AT YOUR COMMAND –
For more information visit alsie.com, e-mail op@alsie.com or call +45 7445 9888.
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