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May 14th, 2012

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[SatNews] Thrane & Thrane presents its flagship AVIATOR 700D for the first time at this year’s EBACE.

Following Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the AVIATOR 700D was recently certified for use aboard all aircraft, enabling Thrane & Thrane to commence shipment of the product worldwide. The AVIATOR 700D provides both Inmarsat Classic and SwiftBroadband services in one package. The system supports a wide range of communications applications in both the cockpit and cabin including in-flight WiFi and voice calling and is also fully FANS 1/A and CPDLC compliant. By satisfying forthcoming mandates for future air navigation, the integration of the new Level-D software and hardware offers a straightforward upgrade for existing Level-E AVIATOR 700 and Aero-HSD+ systems, making it a cost effective option for retrofit customers seeking to update their systems in-line with FANS and CPDLC.

The AVIATOR 700D joins Thrane & Thrane’s portfolio of innovative SwiftBroadband solutions, consisting of the AVIATOR 200, 300, 350 and 700, which support a range of advanced applications including cockpit voice dialling, in-flight calling and internet browsing.

The Company is also introducing the new Inmarsat Multi-Voice service across its entire AVIATOR SwiftBroadband range.

As part of the service upgrade, Thrane & Thrane’s AVIATOR systems will support several simultaneous voice calls via SwiftBroadband, enabling more users to benefit from high quality and cost effective calling during the flight. The new Multi-Voice service is compatible with Thrane & Thrane’s AVIATOR Wireless Handset, which features best-in-class noise and echo cancellation capabilities to ensure excellent voice calling clarity. Passengers and crew can also use their own Wi-Fi enabled smartphones to access SwiftBroadband voice calling on AVIATOR. With Inmarsat Multi-Voice, each handset can benefit from having its own number, making it straightforward to dial into a specific handset from the outside. It is of course also possible to dial out from any handset in the aircraft.

SwiftBroadband Multi-Voice is made possible by an update of the current AVIATOR firmware, so no new internal hardware is required to activate the service. The Multi-Voice capability will be available on all new system installations from Q3 2012, while existing AVIATOR users can take advantage of an upgrade to the new service.