ADE Completes First Installation of Inmarsat's GX Aviation on an AirAsia A320

(29 Nov 2021)  Asia Digital Engineering (ADE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the AirAsia Group, has completed its first installation of Inmarsat’s GX Aviation inflight broadband solution.

The installation, completed onboard an AirAsia Airbus A320 aircraft, marks an important milestone in ADE’s ambitions to become the preferred GX Aviation installation partner for airlines in Southeast Asia, starting with the AirAsia.

ADE was established in September 2020 after AirAsia consolidated its engineering and MRO assets to provide a centralised support service, not only for its own aircraft fleet, but also for other commercial airlines in the region.

Asia Digital Engineering team installing GX Aviation on an AirAsia A320

Chris Rogerson, Inmarsat Aviation’s Vice President of Global Sales, said, “AirAsia Group is the largest customer for our GX Aviation inflight broadband solution in the Asia Pacific region, and one of the largest in the world. Our partnership has been a hugely successful one, based on a common passion about the exciting opportunities that digitalisation and connectivity provide to passengers and the aviation industry, especially as airlines recover from the pandemic. We are delighted, therefore, to now collaborate on GX Aviation installations for AirAsia and other airlines in the region, bringing together the combined experience and expertise of Inmarsat, ADE and the rest of the AirAsia Group.”

Based in AirAsia Group’s RedQ global headquarters in Malaysia, ADE has already received base maintenance approvals from the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) and Indonesia’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation, with approval from five additional authorities expected before the end of 2021.

Mahesh Kumar, CEO of Asia Digital Engineering, said, “ADE has made significant progress since launching our services in the midst of the pandemic last year. We are delighted about the success of our first GX Aviation installation and look forward to continuing the rollout across AirAsia Group’s fleet, as well as bringing our world-class engineering and MRO expertise to other airlines. By working with partners such as Inmarsat, we are building ADE into a market-leader that provides high quality and best value services, with a focus on using the latest technologies to increase productivity and efficiency.”