Honeywell has completed initial flight and ground testing of its AIS-2000 multiregional

airborne satellite television system in the Middle East. It assessed

system performance by monitoring many non-subscription channels available

on the Nilesat and Arabsat DBS satellites within the region.

During testing, which was completed using Honeywell’s Gulfstream IV-SP,

signal performance and video quality were recorded to verify coverage areas

while gathering up-to-date channel information. Additional regions

throughout the world will be added to the system as additional ground and

flight testing takes place in the future.

Timothy Swords, Honeywell cabin management, systems and services site

leader said: “We can now offer business aircraft that provide television

programming in the Middle East similar to that available in the United States,

Canada and Europe.