Iridium (Hall 3, D15B) announced today that Israeli carrier El Al is equipping seven Boeing 747-200s with terminals from US company Sky Connect to provide flightdeck voice and data communications via the Iridium global satellite constellation during long-haul flights.

The equipment is being supplied by GayaCom, Iridium's authorised service provider for Israel.

A subsidiary of Gilat Satcom, GayaCom began operations in September 2001, providing communications solutions based on Iridium's 66-spacecraft low-Earth-orbit constellation.

Source: Flight Daily News