The decision highlights SmartSky’s plans to make its ATG connectivity available for over 7,000 business jets and turboprop jets across 14 aircraft models manufactured by Textron Aviation.
SmartSky Networks, a developer of air-to-ground broadband connectivity and communication systems for business and commercial aviation has announced that the company’s SmartSky’s air-to-ground (ATG) connectivity service offering will now be available for the Cessna Citation X series aircraft. The move followed the recent issuance of a supplemental-type certificate (STC) for the aircraft. The decision also highlights SmartSky’s plans to make its ATG connectivity available for over 7,000 business jets and turboprop aircraft across 14 aircraft models manufactured by Textron Aviation.
The supplemental type certificate (STC) for Citation X was recently completed in Kinston, North Carolina, U.S. by flyExclusive, a large operator of Textron Aviation aircraft, and the engineering team at Liberty Partners. This Textron Aviation-owned STC enables the excess of 300 Cessna Citation X series aircraft to take advantage of SmartSky’s nationwide ATG network.
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Textron Aviation Service Centers are part of SmartSky’s growing network of connectivity solution providers with plans to begin installations in Q4 of 2022 at the 11 Textron Aviation Service Centers in the United States. STCs are anticipated to expand beyond the Citation X series to include the Cessna Citation Excel 560 series, the Beechcraft King Air B200/250/300/350 series, and additional Textron Aviation models like the Cessna Citation Sovereign.
