ViaSat [VSAT] has received a delivery order from ARINC for initial production quantities of SKYLink airborne integrated satellite communications terminals. The contract includes delivery of terminals for corporate jets built by General Dynamics [GD] subsidiary Gulfstream Aerospace, the launch customer for SKYLink.

The SKYLink service provides in-flight, two-way broadband data communications to larger business aircraft. This initial production order, combined with the development contract announced in November, brings the total value of ViaSat (Carlsbad, Calif.) new contracts with ARINC to more than $9 million.