Steve Redford
CTO
"I've spent decades helping to advance airborne communication. So I'm thrilled to be part of a team about to deliver a full broadband experience to passengers and crew around the world."
In a 28-year career in communications, Steve Redford has overseen a number of groundbreaking advances in airborne communication technology including the first airborne telephony/cellular network integration, the first airborne "internet lite" service, and prototype broadband air-to-ground networks. As a software engineer with Marconi Space and Defense Systems, Steve developed expertise in radar, airborne telephony and in-flight entertainment systems. Rising to CTO at Verizon Airfone, Steve oversaw advancements in remote fleet management, onboard data communications deployed to over 700 aircraft, and ultimately the implementation of an air-to-ground broadband system taken to flying prototype.
Steve studied Mathematics at England's University of Reading.