Datalink

FDF is Satcom Direct’s cockpit voice and datalink service. Using Inmarsat, Iridium, and SITA’s VHF networks, you can upload flight plans from leading trip planners around the world. FDF also gives flight crews direct access to cabin communications systems’ status and usage data, and a direct link to Satcom Direct’s support team.

FDF provides flight crews access to Digital ATIS, airport weather, enroute winds, graphical weather, flight plan uploads, pre-departure clearances, oceanic clearances, and email messaging to/from the aircraft. Dispatchers and ground personnel can track aircraft anywhere in the world via takeoff/landing reports, diversion reports, ETA updates, position reports, and Satcom Direct’s SD Flight Tracker.

FDF supports all business aviation avionics including Airbus ATSU, Honeywell AFIS, MARK II CMU, MARK III CMU, Dassault Easy, Gulfstream PlaneView®, Rockwell Collins CMU/RIU, Teledyne Controls TeleLink®, Universal Avionics UniLink®, Rockwell Collins Fusion, and Bombardier Vision.

FDF is the only datalink service to integrate flight deck and cabin communications and allow connections to the leading international trip planning services around the world. FDF displays visibility to cabin communications by monitoring data usage and shows service outage notifications to the flight deck. FDF also provides flexibility in using satellite and VHF for datalink communications. You can also receive automated monitoring and notifications of potential hazardous weather and security situations, with FDF’s GeoServices.

FANS (Future Air Navigation System), ADS-C (Automatic Dependent Surveillance Contract), and CPDLC (Controller-Pilot Datalink Communications) are available via FDF. Your aircraft must be equipped to support these advanced Air Traffic Control safety services. Satcom Direct works directly with Air Navigation Service Providers around the world to further the approval of safety services via datalink in additional regions.