After much refining and enhancing, Airshow is again making magic. In 1997, Airshow overcame weight and satellite alignment issues to broadcast live television for the first time onboard an airborne corporate jet. Onboard Multiple Receiver Decoder Units receive the DBS signals, decode the selected channels and display programs on individual cabin monitors. Since its debut as the first airborne television system for business jets, Airshow TV has clocked more than 3,000 operational hours and is now capable of receiving international TV broadcasts. This year, the creative thinkers at Airshow enhanced their information services.
Passengers can check e-mail, receive faxes and uplink data from the office.
Amazingly, all of this is provided by one streamlined and integrated system. As expected, operators are taking notice of Airshow's clever systems. The company's products and services are onboard more than 100 airlines and nearly 3,500 corporate aircraft worldwide. More importantly for Airshow, competition is virtually nonexistent. We'll make the network a more useful business tool.