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    • Datalink

    Unlimited datalink for any aircraft, anytime.

    Through our partnership with Satcom Direct, you get unlimited SATCOM & SITA VHF ACARS datalink for ANY business aircraft you operate, regardless of avionics. Combine datalink with our online flight planning system, and you can build, file, and uplink flight plans directly to your aircraft – online or via your Apple® iPad® through uvGO. And all datalink/flight planning packages are billed on a single invoice at a fixed annual rate.

    What you get.

    Worldwide coverage 

    Stay connected through worldwide SITA VHF, Iridium SATCOM, and Inmarsat SATCOM networks, as well as AVICOM VHF (Japan) and DECEA VHF (Brazil) networks.

    Support for all business aviation avionics types

    Including Airbus ATSU, Bombardier Vision, Gulfstream PlaneView®, Honeywell AFIS, Honeywell MARK II CMU, Honeywell MARK III CMU, Honeywell Primus Epic®, Dassault EASy, Rockwell Collins CMU/RIU, Rockwell Collins Fusion, Teledyne Controls TeleLink®, and Universal Avionics UniLink®.*

    *Some older avionics types may require modifications or upgrades.

    Unlimited service. One fixed rate.

    One invoice. Once a year. Enjoy unlimited datalink service for your business aircraft.

    Integrated online flight planning

    Upgrade your datalink subscription to include our online flight planning system, allowing you to build, file, and uplink flight plans directly to your aircraft.

    Online and mobile accessibility

    Graphically track the position of your fleet. View message history. Access to online flight planning and other services you receive from Universal. All through uvGO.

    Driven by a trusted name

    Datalink services are provided by Satcom Direct® and are 100% integrated with uvGO.

    What you can do.

    Flight deck

    • Uplink flight plans and weather to your FMS
    • Uplink flight plans from Universal and
      third-party providers
    • Graphical flight deck weather
    • METARs, TAFs, NOTAMs, SIGMETs, PIREPs
    • Message direct to your Universal® trip support team or UVair® fuel team
    • Aircraft-to-aircraft communications
    • E-mail, fax, and text from FMS
    • Premium geolocation-based services
    • Enables use of SD FlightLogs, the automated flight logs solution

    ATS Services

    • Pre-Departure Clearances (PDC/DCL)
    • Digital Airport Terminal Information Service (D-ATIS)
    • Terminal Weather Information for Pilots (TWIP)
    • ATC Advisory
    • Fully-automated Oceanic Clearances (OCX)
    • North Atlantic Track (NAT) messages
    • FANS ADS-C and CPDLC capability
      (avionics-dependent)
    • Link 2000+/ATN

    Ground Operations

    • View position detail information for every aircraft in your fleet on an interactive map
    • Message to aircraft
    • Out/Off/On/In (OOOI) messages
    • Access message history to and from the aircraft
    • Automatic message forwarding for aircraft flight messages and reports (delay, diversion, ETA, position, etc.)

    Maintenance

    • Engine data monitoring
    • Downlink requests for maintenance actions at destination stations

    • Explore operational insights from our blog.

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        by Alan Pong on January 23, 2020 at 14:00

        Lunar New Year (also known as Chinese New Year) has a huge impact on business aviation in terms of airport congestion and sold-out hotels/services throughout much of Asia. This year's Lunar New Year holiday takes place from Feb. 4-10, 2019. But congestion and service limitations are likely to start as soon as January 30th and continue through February 11th... The post Lunar New Year – How it impacts business aviation ops appeared first on Universal® Operational Insight Blog.

      • Ops Update: 2020 Equipment regulation changes and filing requirements
        by Robert Moya on January 22, 2020 at 21:36

        Several aircraft equipment regulatory changes have recently and will soon go into effect. These changes will impact operations over the United States, North Atlantic, and Europe. The post Ops Update: 2020 Equipment regulation changes and filing requirements appeared first on Universal® Operational Insight Blog.

      • APIS, TSA and DOT Authorization Info for Non-U.S. Registered Business Aircraft
        by Adam Hartley on January 22, 2020 at 20:50

        It’s important to keep in mind that filing APIS does not negate the requirement to notify customs of your arrival. Contact Universal's Global Regulatory Services Team for the latest APIS filing requirements and to help manage APIS revisions. The post APIS, TSA and DOT Authorization Info for Non-U.S. Registered Business Aircraft appeared first on Universal® Operational Insight Blog.

      • Japan Ops Update – New mandatory luggage inspections and expansion of domestic ops permit
        by Hiroshi Higashiyama on January 21, 2020 at 15:01

        Early in 2020, Japan announced increased security inspections of luggage of arrival/departing private jet passengers as well as an expansion for domestic operation permits. The post Japan Ops Update – New mandatory luggage inspections and expansion of domestic ops permit appeared first on Universal® Operational Insight Blog.