Blue Sky Network Pursues Satcom STC

Blue Sky Network is seeking an STC for its new airborne data and voice communications system. The La Jolla, CA-based company is using the Iridium satellite network for the BlueSkyLink C-1000, which incorporates Motorola's Iridium telephone system customized for use aboard GA and business aircraft. With cabin kits priced at $6,495, portable versions costing less than $2,000, monthly fees of $40 to $300 and $1.50 maximum per-minute usage fee, Blue Sky says the system will offer "affordable, real-time worldwide communications services to and from any aircraft."