#paxex Podcast

First, the Teal Group is forecasting that business aircraft deliveries won’t return to 2008 peak levels until 2021. But as new deliveries have stagnated, we know that older aircraft are being refurbished with various #PaxEx upgrades. Chapman has a unique perspective on this topic since ASI Group serves the business aviation market with a variety of low-cost solutions, including a system that uses Bluetooth and Iridium to deliver voice, SMS and email. He tells co-hosts Max Flight and Mary Kirby that ASI Group has managed to “bend and twist Bluetooth” to become a network onboard, and explains why the Iridium’s next generation NEXT constellation and aero service is hotly anticipated in this market. Next, ASI Group is also bringing a new Bluetooth-based, Iridium NEXT-powered e-commerce platform to airlines. The ffly system, which is being pitched as an alternative to wifi connectivity on board, is said to be capable of connecting every passenger with a single Bluetooth hotspot, and can be installed at little or n