EMS SATCOM, a division of EMS Technologies, Inc., and Alnair Aerospace Fzc, a UAE-based company, have received the award of the first European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) on EMS SATCOM’s AMT-3800 High-gain Antenna (AMT-3800) and HSD-440 High-speed Data Terminal.

The antenna and transceiver were tested and certified on an Asia-based Airbus A319 air transport aircraft. The certification tests were successfully performed by Toulouse-based EAD Aerospace, also responsible for obtaining the antenna’s EASA STC. The system, SBB by Alnair, integrated by Alnair Aerospace, also received a VSTC (Vendor Supplemental Type Certificate) approval from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). It provides passengers with worldwide high-speed airborne e-mail, voice, Internet and Wi-Fi capabilities at affordable prices as well as providing Inmarsat cockpit safety services and Aero H+ voice. Both the AMT-3800 antenna and the HSD-440 terminal are Inmarsat SwiftBroadband type- and system-approved.

Designed and manufactured by EMS SATCOM, the AMT-3800 high-gain, low-profile, Inmarsat antenna is a two-LRU solution. That means it's ARINC781 and ARINC 741 compliant, and holds dual SwiftBroadband Inmarsat type approvals. The antenna is also compliant with multi-channel Aero-H, Swift 64 and SwiftBroadband services, as well as with a large number of communication systems. Certifications are also in place for the Boeing MD-87, B737, BBJ, B757, B767, Global Express, Dash-8 and in process for the Tupolev 204 and Airbus A-340, and A-320; held by EMS SATCOM dealers.

EMS SATCOM also designs and manufactures the HSD-440 transceiver. It uses a single avionics unit to add both SwiftBroadband cabin services and cockpit/safety services to an aircraft. The unit's integrated High Power Amplifier (HPA) and two transceiver subsystems provide maximum communications flexibility and redundancy. The HSD-440 terminal supports channels for ACARS, Aero H+ voice and Inmarsat SwiftBroadband cabin services. The unit has an automatic fallback to Swift 64 services over the I-3 satellites network, for ultimate reliability, and is Inmarsat SwiftBroadband type approved.