KSA Business: Saudia fleet to offer high-speed broadband solution by Inmarsat – Gulf Digital News

KSA Business: Saudia fleet to offer high-speed broadband solution by Inmarsat – Gulf Digital News

Saudia, the national flag carrier of Saudi Arabia, today announced that its upcoming fleet of 35 Airbus A321neo and Airbus A321XLR aircraft will offer the award-winning GX Aviation high-speed inflight broadband solution by Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications. 

 

The aircraft will connect to the advanced connectivity service using an ultra-high performance terminal by GDC Technics, an industry leader in engineering and technical services, modifications and electronic systems, a statement said.

 

As the first major inflight connectivity agreement in the Middle East since the Covid-19 pandemic, Saudia will be GX Aviation’s launch customer in Saudi Arabia. In addition, the airline has become the first in the world to select both Inmarsat’s revolutionary new OneFi customer experience platform (CXP) and the next-generation terminal for GX Aviation, developed with GDC Technics. The terminal is the industry’s only in service multi-network solution and has been designed to provide enhanced customer flexibility and future proofed to meet the demands of planned and new constellations.

 

The selection enables Saudia to provide a world-class digital experience for passengers onboard 20 Airbus A321neo and 15 Airbus A321XLR. The airline’s first installation of GX Aviation is expected in late 2022 and once the service is live, passengers will