Sun, Jun 05, 2011
Would Give Pilots, Cabin Crews Access To Government Personnel
In An Emergency
The developer of an inflight messaging service says it plans to
deploy a new emergency-911 service that will help airline pilots
and staff to alert up to 100 government personnel simultaneously in
the event of an inflight crisis.
InFlight Labs, LLC, will introduce a new proprietary product
called “Inflight 911 Services,” which is scheduled to
be released later this year. Inflight 911 Services web interface
leverages the aircraft's Wi-Fi Internet to establish a top priority
secure and dedicated connection between aircraft personnel and an
Inflight 911 Services administrative team.
The service would allow an airline pilot or staff member to
quickly access a secure network, giving them immediate 2-way
communication between the aircraft and the Inflight 911 Services
administrative team. The communications are also simultaneously
transmitted to the mobile and/or computer devices of 100
“+” government personnel, such as the FAA, Homeland
Security, FEMA, FBI, CIA, 911 and related agencies. This patent
pending service is not limited to the U.S. market and can benefit
Wi-Fi-enabled commercial and business aircraft located anywhere in
the world. This service operates on both the ground and while
in-flight; by using the aircraft’s existing Wi-Fi Internet
service, provided by GoGo Inflight, Row 44, OnAir, Panasonic
Avionics and others.
The dynamic web interface stores more
than 18 points of critical information in an encrypted format about
the flight details, air crew and current crisis situation. This
critical profile information is embedded in each real-time message
sent and received. All Inflight 911 Services activity is
time-stamped with a downloadable message history, ensuring vital
accountability. “Inflight 911 Services is the perfect
“Plan B” for airline staff when ground or controller
tower personnel cannot be reached. This innovative service would
have been helpful in recent incidents of unreachable air traffic
controllers at Tahoe International Airport, at Boeing Field/King
County International Airport, Knoxville Airport, and Reagan
International Airport in March and April of 2011”.
“Inflight 911 Services will
benefit everyone from airline staff to passengers and government
officials by bringing numerous key resources together within
minutes of an in-air emergency,” said company spokeswoman
Tiffany Van Alst. “It is imperative for the airlines to have
alternate source of “air-to-ground” communication for
aircraft in both commercial and business aviation markets.
Accessing the existing in-flight Wi-Fi internet service allows
InFlight Labs’ solutions to ‘go live’ within days
or weeks, versus possible years through a hardware solution
deployment. We will be seeking strategic partners to help cultivate
and develop this ‘win-win’ solution which adds an
additional layer of safety and security in today’s aviation
market”
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