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Search ![Geneviève Hopkins](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/f2e6d65032518a35d35f1d31683b1366) # Geneviève Hopkins [genevieve@firehawkservices.com.au](mailto:genevieve@firehawkservices.com.au) [Follow me on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/genevievehopkins/) # Fire Hawk Blog ### Posts by Tag - [Aeromedical (1)](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/tag/aeromedical) - [AFAC (3)](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/tag/afac) - [Aviation History (2)](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/tag/aviation-history) - [Decision Advantage (2)](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/tag/decision-advantage) - [Decision Gap (2)](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/tag/decision-gap) - [Decision Making (2)](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/tag/decision-making) - [Drones (2)](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/tag/drones) - [FlightSat (5)](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/tag/flightsat) - [History (1)](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/tag/history) - [Humanitarian (1)](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/tag/humanitarian) - [Intelligence (2)](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/tag/intelligence) - [OSINT (1)](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/tag/osint) - [Patient Safety (1)](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/tag/patient-safety) - [Precision Aerial Intelligence (2)](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/tag/precision-aerial-intelligence) - [Remote (1)](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/tag/remote) - [Satellite Communication (2)](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/tag/satellite-communication) - [Starlink (1)](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/tag/starlink) - [Veterans Business Community (1)](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/tag/veterans-business-community) - [VetX (1)](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/tag/vetx) - [Women in Aviation (1)](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/tag/women-in-aviation) [![](https://firehawkservices.com.au/hubfs/20251023_FlightSat_Australia-FAQs.png)](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/flightsat-in-australia-frequently-asked-questions) [![](https://firehawkservices.com.au/hubfs/20251023_FlightSat_Australia-FAQs.png)](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/flightsat-in-australia-frequently-asked-questions) ## [FlightSat in Australia: Frequently Asked Questions](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/flightsat-in-australia-frequently-asked-questions) 23 Oct 2025 [Geneviève Hopkins](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/author/geneviève-hopkins) Public safety aviation needs reliable data links in places where terrestrial coverage is limited.... [Read More](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/flightsat-in-australia-frequently-asked-questions) [FlightSat](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/tag/flightsat), [Satellite Communication](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/tag/satellite-communication) [![](https://firehawkservices.com.au/hubfs/20251007_FlightSat_Starlink.png)](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/starlink-a-short-history-and-why-it-matters-now) [![](https://firehawkservices.com.au/hubfs/20251007_FlightSat_Starlink.png)](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/starlink-a-short-history-and-why-it-matters-now) ## [Starlink: A Short History and Why It Matters Now](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/starlink-a-short-history-and-why-it-matters-now) 6 Oct 2025 [Geneviève Hopkins](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/author/geneviève-hopkins) Starlink is SpaceX’s satellite internet network. It uses thousands of small satellites in low Earth... [Read More](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/starlink-a-short-history-and-why-it-matters-now) [History](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/tag/history), [Starlink](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/tag/starlink) [![](https://firehawkservices.com.au/hubfs/20250930_FlightSat_SATCOM101.png)](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/satcom-101-how-satellite-communication-works-and-the-flightsat-advantage) [![](https://firehawkservices.com.au/hubfs/20250930_FlightSat_SATCOM101.png)](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/satcom-101-how-satellite-communication-works-and-the-flightsat-advantage) ## [SATCOM 101: How Satellite Communication Works and the FlightSat Advantage](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/satcom-101-how-satellite-communication-works-and-the-flightsat-advantage) 29 Sept 2025 [Geneviève Hopkins](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/author/geneviève-hopkins) Satellite communication was developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s to move information beyond... [Read More](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/satcom-101-how-satellite-communication-works-and-the-flightsat-advantage) [Satellite Communication](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/tag/satellite-communication) [![](https://firehawkservices.com.au/hubfs/20250923_Fire-Hawk_GIAD.png)](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/girls-in-aviation-day-2025) [![](https://firehawkservices.com.au/hubfs/20250923_Fire-Hawk_GIAD.png)](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/girls-in-aviation-day-2025) ## [Girls in Aviation Day 2025](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/girls-in-aviation-day-2025) 22 Sept 2025 [Geneviève Hopkins](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/author/geneviève-hopkins) [Girls in Aviation Day](https://www.wai.org/giad)(GIAD) ran on Saturday, 20 September 2025, led by [Women in Aviation...](https://www.wai.org/) [Read More](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/girls-in-aviation-day-2025) [Aviation History](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/tag/aviation-history), [Women in Aviation](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/tag/women-in-aviation) [![](https://firehawkservices.com.au/hubfs/20250917_FlightSat_Patient-Safety-2.png)](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/world-patient-safety-day-connectivity-in-the-air-saves-time-and-lives) [![](https://firehawkservices.com.au/hubfs/20250917_FlightSat_Patient-Safety-2.png)](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/world-patient-safety-day-connectivity-in-the-air-saves-time-and-lives) ## [World Patient Safety Day: Connectivity in the Air Saves Time and Lives](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/world-patient-safety-day-connectivity-in-the-air-saves-time-and-lives) 17 Sept 2025 [Geneviève Hopkins](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/author/geneviève-hopkins) World Patient Safety Day, held annually on 17 September, was established by the World Health... [Read More](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/world-patient-safety-day-connectivity-in-the-air-saves-time-and-lives) [Aeromedical](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/tag/aeromedical), [Patient Safety](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/tag/patient-safety) [![](https://firehawkservices.com.au/hubfs/FlightSat%20(LinkedIn%20Article)%20(1).png)](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/fire-hawk-services-at-vetex25-proud-to-be-a-veteran-certified-business) [![](https://firehawkservices.com.au/hubfs/FlightSat%20(LinkedIn%20Article)%20(1).png)](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/fire-hawk-services-at-vetex25-proud-to-be-a-veteran-certified-business) ## [Fire Hawk Services at VetEx25: Proud to Be a Veteran-Certified Business](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/fire-hawk-services-at-vetex25-proud-to-be-a-veteran-certified-business) 8 Sept 2025 [Geneviève Hopkins](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/author/geneviève-hopkins) Tomorrow, the Veteran Business Community (VBC) will host [VetEx25](https://www.frontlinelabs.org.au/vetx25)—a headline event that brings... [Read More](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/fire-hawk-services-at-vetex25-proud-to-be-a-veteran-certified-business) [VetX](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/tag/vetx), [Veterans Business Community](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/tag/veterans-business-community) [![](https://firehawkservices.com.au/hubfs/20250903_FlightSat_LinkedIn-Article.png)](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/from-the-ground-up-a-history-of-public-safety-aviation-in-australia) [![](https://firehawkservices.com.au/hubfs/20250903_FlightSat_LinkedIn-Article.png)](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/from-the-ground-up-a-history-of-public-safety-aviation-in-australia) ## [From the Ground Up: A History of Public Safety Aviation in Australia](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/from-the-ground-up-a-history-of-public-safety-aviation-in-australia) 3 Sept 2025 [Geneviève Hopkins](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/author/geneviève-hopkins) *Reflecting on National Wattle Day and the legacy of aviation in service across the nation.* [Read More](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/from-the-ground-up-a-history-of-public-safety-aviation-in-australia) [FlightSat](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/tag/flightsat), [Remote](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/tag/remote), [Aviation History](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/tag/aviation-history) [![](https://firehawkservices.com.au/hubfs/20250819_FlightSat_LinkedIn-Article.png)](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/satcom-for-airborne-humanitarian-missions) [![](https://firehawkservices.com.au/hubfs/20250819_FlightSat_LinkedIn-Article.png)](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/satcom-for-airborne-humanitarian-missions) ## [SATCOM for Airborne Humanitarian Missions](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/satcom-for-airborne-humanitarian-missions) 18 Aug 2025 [Geneviève Hopkins](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/author/geneviève-hopkins) Every year on 19 August, we observe World Humanitarian Day to honour humanitarian workers around... [Read More](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/satcom-for-airborne-humanitarian-missions) [AFAC](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/tag/afac), [FlightSat](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/tag/flightsat), [Humanitarian](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/tag/humanitarian) [![](https://firehawkservices.com.au/hubfs/20250811_FlightSat_LinkedIn-Article-2.png)](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/why-flightsat-stands-out-satcom-built-for-public-safety) [![](https://firehawkservices.com.au/hubfs/20250811_FlightSat_LinkedIn-Article-2.png)](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/why-flightsat-stands-out-satcom-built-for-public-safety) ## [Why FlightSat Stands Out: SATCOM Built for Public Safety](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/why-flightsat-stands-out-satcom-built-for-public-safety) 14 Aug 2025 [Geneviève Hopkins](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/author/geneviève-hopkins) First published on 12 August. Satellite communications (SATCOM) have supported aviation for... [Read More](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/why-flightsat-stands-out-satcom-built-for-public-safety) [AFAC](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/tag/afac), [FlightSat](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/tag/flightsat) [![](https://firehawkservices.com.au/hubfs/20250804_FlightSat_LinkedIn-Article.png)](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/seconds-count-closing-the-comms-gaps-in-public-safety-aviation) [![](https://firehawkservices.com.au/hubfs/20250804_FlightSat_LinkedIn-Article.png)](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/seconds-count-closing-the-comms-gaps-in-public-safety-aviation) ## [Seconds Count: Closing the Comms Gaps in Public Safety Aviation](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/seconds-count-closing-the-comms-gaps-in-public-safety-aviation) 14 Aug 2025 [Geneviève Hopkins](https://firehawkservices.com.au/blog/author/geneviève-hopkins) First published on 4 August 2025 Across Australia, public safety aviation professionals carry out... 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