Starling’s Flight Work

Commercial airlines are now considering the use of broadband communication as a strategic asset. Starling Advanced Communication Ltd., who provides Ku-band antenna systems for in-flight applications, has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with EMS Defense & Space Systems (D&SS), a division of EMS Technologies. The company will develop, manufacture and market a new, competitive, ultra-fast satellite-based Ku-band airborne antenna system for the U.S. commercial airline in-flight communications (IFC) market. Under the agreement, Starling and EMS’s Defense & Space Systems (D&SS) Division will cooperate to supply highly advanced and cost effective two-way low profile broadband antenna systems for airlines. Today, EMS Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) antenna systems, sold through LiveTV, deliver multiple channels of live television programming to passengers flying on Jet Blue Airways, Westjet, Virgin Atlantic and other airlines. The new antenna meets the challenges of airborne broadband communications and combines an ultra-lightweight (45lb – 20kg) and low- profile antenna (diameter 30” – 75 cm, height 6″ – 15 cm) with very high-speed data rates. The new antenna will provide full global coverage, will be easy to install, and suitable for wide body and narrow body aircraft—Washington, D.C. & Yoqneam, Israel