Honeywell has now installed Inmarsat’s Jet ConneX inflight broadband on major business jet platforms across the Asia Pacific region, with new customers including Premiair, TAG Aviation Asia, Metrojet, ExecuJet Asia and Gandel Investments.
Each has adopted the high-speed connectivity service using Honeywell’s JetWave hardware on their business jets, such as the Gulfstream G550 and G650, Bombardier Global 6000 and Global 7500, and Dassault Falcon aircraft.
These business jet operators and their passengers can now enjoy greatly improved productivity with high speed inflight Wi-Fi, enabling videoconferences, large file transfers, web surfing and video streaming. It also enables a fully connected aircraft when paired with Honeywell’s GoDirect services, which provide pilots and operators with the information they need to manage flight operations and network — from flight planning and data management to predictive maintenance alerts.
To meet growing customer demand, Honeywell has partnered with leading industry players in the region to facilitate easy installations and reduce delivery time. In-region installation partners include Jet Aviation Singapore, Bombardier Aerospace Services, ExecuJet, Avionics 2000, Jet City and Metrojet. Honeywell has also partnered with VSE Aviation Singapore to have stock readily available to ensure timely installations.
“Travellers in Asia Pacific — particularly business jet operators and owners — are demanding better in-flight Wi-Fi and are willing to pay for faster connectivity like what they experience at home or in the office,” states Amit Kaul, leader, Business & General Aviation, Asia Pacific, Honeywell Aerospace.
“Many of our customers in the region recognise how high-speed in-flight connectivity can provide them with the ability to communicate anytime for better business decision-making or enhanced in-flight entertainment. To better support these customers, we have also formed strategic partnerships to offer local installations for immediate delivery. This reduces installation time and cost.”
The ability to access reliable, high-speed, in-flight Wi-Fi is a growing expectation in the business aviation space, with an increasing number of customers and channel partners in the Asia Pacific and China regions expressing interest in accessing Jet ConneX with Honeywell’s JetWave satellite communications hardware.
“As an aircraft charter operator in Indonesia, we aim to satisfy the needs of our customers,” said Tony Hadi, Chief Executive Officer of Premiair. “We are confident in Honeywell’s support of Premiair’s growth in Indonesia and beyond, so we selected Honeywell as our fleet in-flight connectivity and services provider.”
To date, Honeywell has delivered over 1,700 Honeywell JetWave systems across the commercial airline and business aviation sectors worldwide.
“Asia Pacific is an important growth market for Inmarsat and the success of Jet ConneX in the region is a testament to the unwavering drive of partners such as Honeywell to provide the best inflight connectivity experience available, today and in the future, for the most discerning business aviation customer,” commented Kai Tang, Senior Vice President of Inmarsat Aviation.
