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Send Solutions has received an FAA STC for installation of Airtext+ Iridium satcom in the Citation X. Compatible with existing Iridium antennas, Airtext+ weighs 1.2 pounds and allows up to 16 users to send and receive text messages simultaneously; it also provides two dedicated voice-calling numbers.
The system is priced at $14,950—not including installation or antenna, if needed—and airtime services cost $300 per year for 1,000 text messages, then $100 for each additional 2,000 text messages. Voice calling, which requires purchase of a sim card from a service provider, is about $1.60 per minute. Users connect to Airtext+ wirelessly via built-in Bluetooth LE.
Airtext+ and the $9,750 Airtext (without voice calling) also work with Send Solutions' FleetLink service, which can be used to track Airtext-equipped aircraft, for aircraft on/off reporting and text communications from the ground to the aircraft.