Boeing signs contract for Cobham's AVIATOR S systems
The agreement is Cobham SATCOM's first contract with an airplane manufacturer for the AVIATOR S Series, which supports Inmarsat's new generation SwiftBroadband Safety service.
The TSA allows Cobham and Boeing to work together on the design of the 600S and 700S solutions onto the Boeing Next-Generation 737, the 737 MAX, the Boeing 777-300ER and 777X.
Cobham SATCOM's AVIATOR S product series offers smaller, lighter, powerful satcom equipment to airlines and addresses the growing demand from airlines for continuous non-encrypted secure data exchange between their ground operations and their aircraft. The AVIATOR S series of products supports secure IP and ACARS data services, as well as multiple voice channels, among other things.
"This is a defining agreement for AVIATOR S and Cobham SATCOM," said Kim Gram, vice president of Cobham SATCOM's aeronautical business unit. "It is an endorsement for the S Series family by one of the largest aircraft manufacturers in the world, and will make it possible for us to deliver AVIATOR 600S and 700S onto two of the best-selling aircraft flying today, used by airlines around the world."