Universal Avionics Systems has won US Federal Aviation Administration supplemental type certification for the Thrane and Thrane Aero-I and Aero-M satcom telephone systems. Aero-I provides a three-channel system, two for voice, fax or modem data, using Inmarsat's spot beam coverage, and a third for packet data, using the Inmarsat global beams. The single-channel satcom Aero-M uses the spot beams to provide global public telephone, fax and data transmission capabilities.
Source: Flight International
