South African Airways (SAA) became the first airline globally to install the Satellite Authorisation System (SatAuth). The system, will allow secure credit card transactions anywhere in the skies, while also providing accurate aircraft tracking services for operational purposes.
SAA installed the device, which was 14 years in the making, on one of its Airbus A340-300 aircraft (Registration: ZS-SXE) at the SAAT maintenance facility in Kempton Park, Johannesburg earlier this week.
SatAuth is the first product of its kind, and was developed in South Africa.