SPI confirms “recent changes” to Airbus HBCplus Ku program
Airbus appears to be rethinking its linefit strategy for the dual-beam electronically steered antenna (ESA)-based Safran Passenger Innovatio... Continue Reading
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Airbus intensely studying dual-beam ESA heat dissipation for HBCplus
Airbus continues to target 2026 for delivering aircraft factory-fit with Ku-band multi-orbit inflight connectivity under its supplier-furnis... Continue Reading
Press Release: Emirates’ first A350-900 arrives with HBCplus
Emirates has taken delivery of its first A350-900 aircraft, marking an important step in Emirates’ fleet growth strategy. It marks the... Continue Reading
Thai Airways and Turkish Airlines sign on for Airbus HBCplus
LONG BEACH — Thai Airways International and Turkish Airlines are the latest carriers to sign on for Airbus’ linefit, supplier-furnished Airs... Continue Reading
Press Release: Airbus looks to add Telesat Lightspeed to HBCplus
Telesat, one of the world’s largest and most innovative satellite operators, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (M... Continue Reading
Emirates and Ethiopian neck and neck to launch Airbus HBCplus
Airbus says its new linefit, supplier-furnished HBCplus Ka-band satellite-supported broadband inflight connectivity solution is set to immin... Continue Reading
Undisclosed airline inks Airbus, SPI deal to take HBCplus kit as BFE
HAMBURG — As RGN readers are aware, Airbus is disrupting inflight connectivity with its new linefit supplier-furnished IFC program called HB... Continue Reading
Press Release: Hughes signs MoU to join Airbus HBCplus program
Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), an EchoStar company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus to become a managed se... Continue Reading
Airbus successfully flight tests Get SAT antenna for HBCplus
Airbus has successfully flight-tested the Ku-band version of its supplier-furnished Airspace Link HBCplus terminal on an A310 MRTT multi-rol... Continue Reading
Airbus HBCplus client list grows including for Emirates A380 retrofit
Airbus’ groundbreaking new supplier-furnished catalogue option for inflight connectivity — known as Airspace Link HBCplus — has been making ... Continue Reading
Airbus adds Intelsat and Panasonic as MSPs for HBCplus
After inking memorandums of understanding with Intelsat and Panasonic Avionics Corporation earlier this year, Airbus has firmed up agreement... Continue Reading
Intelsat and Panasonic benefit as Airbus expands HBCplus
When Airbus launched its Airspace Link HBCplus linefit supplier-furnished inflight connectivity programme in 2022, naming Inmarsat (now Vias... Continue Reading
Press Release: Ethiopian picks Airbus Ka HBCplus for four new A350s
Revealed at Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) in Hamburg, Ethiopian Airlines will equip its four new A350-1000s with Airbus’ integrated satellit... Continue Reading
Press Release: HBCplus prepares to further expand its offer for airlines
Since the launch of the Airspace Link HBCplus solution at AIX 2022 with partners Inmarsat and Safran Passenger Innovations (SPI), Airbus has... Continue Reading
Press Release: Emirates becomes launch customer for Airbus HBCplus
Emirates will become the first airline to operate Airbus’ HBCplus agnostic satcom connectivity solution following its line-fit selection to ... Continue Reading