SITA OnAir partners with Astronics Ballard Technology to launch new generation 'smart core'

12 March, 2018

SITA OnAir partnered (12-Mar-2018) with Astronics Ballard Technology to launch a next generation connected aircraft 'smart core' that seeks to "significantly enhance airline data communications and operations". SITA OnAir said the 'smart core' brings together the connected aircraft data collected by SITA OnAir's e-Aircraft DataCapture solutions for cockpit, cabin, and aircraft operations. It then distributes this SITA OnAir processed data onboard using Astronics Ballard Technology's flexible webCS, a server that securely bridges avionics data with wired and wireless networks in a compact box. [more - original PR]