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Press Release: Isavia Ans is operational airspace-wide with Aireon

Isavia ANS, Iceland’s Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP), has achieved new levels of operational efficiency with expanded use of data f... Continue Reading

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Press Release: Viasat receives CAAC validation of STC for IFC on A320

Viasat Inc., a global communications company, today announced it has been awarded a Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) Validation... Continue Reading

BA’s EAN: 1.5 Mbps just doesn’t cut it in 2022

Prior to the pandemic, British Airways’ provision of the hybrid air-to-ground/S-band satellite European Aviation Network-powered inflight co... Continue Reading

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Press Release: Jet It picks SmartSky for fleet-wide inflight connectivity

SmartSky Networks, the innovative air-to-ground (ATG) inflight connectivity provider, today announced that Jet It, the North Carolina-based ... Continue Reading

A women is sitting in a chair in the LATAM lounge. She is wearing a mask and using her mobile device.

Press Release: LATAM opens new lounge with focus on sustainability

LATAM group opened the doors of “LATAM Lounge,” a renewed space for its preferred passengers and LATAM’s partner airline members to wait for... Continue Reading

KLM World Business Class displayed on a black tray. the tableware have intricate blue details.

Press Release: Exquisite new menu arrives in KLM World Business Class

As of this week KLM World Business Class customers on flights from Amsterdam can look forward to enjoying an exquisite new menu created by r... Continue Reading

A truck full of cargo heading to the Ukraine is parked in front of a virgin aircraft.

Airlines and charities partner for Ukraine aid

The ongoing humanitarian catastrophe resulting from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is unfolding in all-too-real time on our TVs and mobile pho... Continue Reading

Finnair Airbus A350 premium economy seatback with Panasonic's embedded IFE screen.

Press Release: Finnair selects Panasonic for widebody IFE upgrade

Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic Avionics) has been selected by Finnair to upgrade the in-flight entertainment (IFE) systems across... Continue Reading

Aeroflyer aircraft sitting parked on the tarmac at sunrise.

Press Release: Canadian start-up Aeroflyer to offer Bluebox W-IFE

Aeroflyer, a new charter airline based out of Kelowna, British Columbia, and providing passenger charter services across North America, has ... Continue Reading

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Navigating the confusing global travel landscape

After two years of uncertainty, the world is just now beginning to emerge from the global pandemic crisis. But some travel restrictions rema... Continue Reading

Press Release: Airbus to acquire cryptography system provider DSI

Airbus Defence and Space has announced the acquisition of DSI Datensicherheit GmbH (DSI DS), a German-based company that provides cryptograp... Continue Reading

TAP’s Lisbon lounge: fine for the premium economy price

TAP Air Portugal’s business class lounge in Lisbon doesn’t have the best reputation in the industry, so your author’s expectations were fair... Continue Reading

A computer rendering of a an aerial view of the new 14-gate concourse at Dulles. Aircraft are parked at each gate.

Press Release: Dulles International proposes 14-gate concourse

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority is proposing a new concourse at Washington Dulles International Airport to replace outdoor bo... Continue Reading

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Press Release: SmartSky and Jet East ink sales and installation pact

SmartSky Networks, the innovative air-to-ground (ATG) inflight connectivity provider, today announced that Jet East, a Gama Aviation company... Continue Reading

Pam Almand is sitting in a Stearman aircraft.

The 747 Captain who gives voice to Amelia Earhart

It took just one flying lesson for Pamela Almand to abandon her art degree in favor of becoming an airline pilot. She did this nearly fifty ... Continue Reading