AIR TO GROUND
CONNECTIVITY REIMAGINED
Inside Apcela’s Strategy to Revive and Rethink The Former SmartSky Network In October 2024, high-performance networks specialist Apcela announced the acquisition of SmartSky’s Air‑To‑Ground (ATG) assets following the shutdown of SmartSky’s operations earlier that summer. The move surprised many in business aviation—but Apcela CEO Mark Casey believes the underlying technology, paired with the right business model, was simply too strong to walk away from. Elite Wings caught up with Casey to discuss the acquisition, the shifting dynamics of the ATG market, Apcela’s network redesign, and the role ATG continues to play amid the rise of LEO satellite connectivity solutions.
5 6 / E L IT E W I N G S M AGA Z I N E © 2 0 2 6