Dubai 2011: OnAir expands Falcon 7x in-flight connectivity

A subsidiary of Dassault Aviation, DFS is a leading Falcon service centre and fixed-based operations provider. Through DFS, Falcon 7X owners and operators now have access to OnAir's communication suite of products, based on Inmarsat’s SwiftBroadband service.

The connectivity solution for the Dassault 7X includes Mobile OnAir and Internet OnAir.

Mobile OnAir operates in exactly the same way as international roaming on your mobile phone, allowing passengers to use their mobile devices during flights for calls, text messages, e-mail and internet browsing.

Internet OnAir provides an in-flight Wi-Fi hotspot, allowing passengers to connect to the internet via their laptops or PDAs.

Jean Kayanakis, general manager of DFS, said: “We are very proud to partner with OnAir to provide our customers with the most cutting-edge passenger connectivity technology available today. Not only can OnAir uniquely provide global coverage, but the airborne hardware is very small and light, and simple to install.”

Ian Dawkins, CEO of OnAir, said: “The market has reacted so positively to the deployment of our lightweight solution on Dasnair’s Falcon 7X that it was natural for OnAir to partner with the most experienced Falcon service centre with deep expertise on Falcon family aircraft.

Partnering with DFS means we are working with the very best people to offer Falcon 7X operators a combination of the innovation and service levels they expect for their state-of-the-art aircraft.”

In addition to offering airborne connectivity to the bizjet market, OnAir also offers in-flight internet and mobile phone access to the air transport market, including MENA carriers Egypt Air, Libyan Airlines, Oman Air, Qatar Airways, Royal Jordanian and Saudi Arabian Airline.