[Satellite TODAY 03-31-10] Blue Sky Network has been selected by MIAT Mongolian Airlines to provide flight tracking, voice communications, and data messaging services onboard its fleet of B-737 aircraft, Blue Sky announced March 30.
    The services, based on the Iridium satellite network, will be delivered through Blue Sky’s D1000A transceivers and ACH1000 voice and two-way messaging devices, designed to maintain communication throughout remote areas with little or no radio coverage.
    Blue Sky’s SkyRouter Web portal will work in coordination with the D1000A to transmit satellite messages to and from aircraft en route or flight managers on the ground in the form of GPS position reports on take-offs and landings, two-way text messages, or telemetric data reports.
Financial details of the contract were not disclosed.

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