Proof of Concept · Executive Brief

Air-to-Ground Connectivity Proof of Concept

SkyFive Arabia × Airline — Air-to-Ground Connectivity. A focused 24-week program to validate SkyFive A2G performance on a single Airline Airbus in KSA airspace.

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Project Phases

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Tracked Tasks

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Five Milestones at a Glance

Project Initiation & Alignment

Weeks 1–5

8 activities

Engineering & Regulatory Preparation

Weeks 6–19

6 activities

Material & Logistics

Weeks 4–14

9 activities

Installation & Integration

Weeks 20–22

7 activities

Flight Trial & Customer Experience

Weeks 22–24

5 activities

Ground Network

Ground network will use KSA infrastructure

All air-to-ground connectivity leverages the existing, operational SkyFive/STC ground network in KSA — no new ground build-out required for the POC.

Live · KSA

Project Timeline · 24 Weeks

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1. Project Initiation & Alignment

1.1Introduce SkyFive A2G Solution

1.2Airline Executive Alignment Meeting

1.3Confirm POC Objectives & Success Criteria

1.4Select Airbus Aircraft for POC

1.5Confirm KSA Airspace for Flight Trials

1.6Select MRO (Airline M&E Preferred)

1.7Logistics and Customs Alignment

1.8Technical Coordination Meeting (ITCM)

2. Engineering & Regulatory Preparation

2.1Aircraft Technical Survey

2.2Aircraft Survey Report

2.3Installation Design Review (PDR/CDR)

2.4Modification Package Review (STC/SB)

2.5Local Aviation Authority Coordination

2.6Initial Readiness Review (IRR)

3. Material & Logistics

3.1OBE Equipment Reservation (Thales)

3.3Cabin Server & CWAP Allocation (Kontron)

3.4Installation Kit Allocation (Eclipse)

3.5Secure Import License for POC Equipment

3.6Confirm HS Codes & Customs Requirements

3.7Shipment Preparation

3.8Transportation to Egypt

3.9Customs Clearance

3.10Material Inspection & Storage

4. Installation & Integration

4.1Aircraft Grounding Window Confirmation

4.2Aircraft Modification & Installation

4.4System Power-On & Functional Check

4.5EMI Testing

4.6End-to-End Integration Testing

4.7Regulatory Inspection

4.8Return to Service (RTS)

5. Flight Trial & Customer Experience

5.1Flight Testing in KSA Airspace

5.2KPI Validation (Coverage, Throughput, Latency)

5.3Stakeholders Experience Survey

5.4POC Performance Report

5.5Executive Go / No-Go Meeting

Key Recommendations

Considerations to keep the POC fast, low-cost and low-risk.

Airbus A320 Family Recommended

Use an Airbus A320-family aircraft for the POC — EASA approval on the SkyFive/STC STC is already available, removing certification risk and accelerating the installation timeline.

EASA STC available

Validate in KSA Airspace

Perform all flight validation in KSA airspace where SkyFive/STC A2G infrastructure already exists and is operational today.

Infrastructure ready now

Airline M&E as Installation MRO

Use the Airline's Maintenance & Engineering as the installation MRO to leverage in-house capability and reduce coordination overhead.

In-house capability

Front-load Customs & Regulatory

Secure customs and regulatory approvals during the first month to remove the longest-lead-time risk from the critical path early.

De-risks critical path

Reuse SkyFive/STC Certification

Reuse existing SkyFive/STC certification packages wherever possible to dramatically reduce approval and engineering time.

Faster approvals