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Installation of SmartSky ATG system on a Dassault Falcon 2000. The company sees a big opportunity as Gogo reveals it will start phasing out support of Classic ATG kit in the beginning of 2026.

Opportunity arises as Gogo plans 2026 phase out of Classic ATG support

Thousands of Gogo’s legacy air-to-ground (ATG) connectivity installations on business aircraft appear poised to lose access to inflight conn... Continue Reading

Boeing 777 aircraft fitted with Stellar Blu's ESA antenna, which transmitted via OneWeb during a successful flight test.

Boeing eyes IFC provision tweaks to facilitate Stellar Blu ESA

Boeing is evaluating how it can gently tweak its inflight connectivity provisions on 737 MAX, 787 and 777-9 aircraft to enable operators to ... Continue Reading

RGN Premium: A bias towards LEO

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A heated delam machine in the Latitude Aero facility.

Latitude Aero rapidly expands to support nose to tail refurbishment

Latitude Aero, which specializes in refurbishing and electrifying airline seats, has an enviable track record in aviation: for its eight-yea... Continue Reading

RGN Premium: Stylistic change afoot

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ThinKom Solutions' Ka2517 VICTA antenna sitting alongside the Hughes electronically steerable antenna in the same IFC package for airlines, as seen on display at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg. Hughes will use this hybrid for one of its new IFC products.

Hughes eyes direct IFC approach with LEO-, GEO- and multi-band hybrid

At a time of massive disruption in inflight connectivity — colored by industry consolidation, the introduction of LEO satellite service to t... Continue Reading

RGN Premium: Accommodating the ESA with a couple of parts

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RGN Premium: Paying the bills for Boeing linefit

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RGN Premium: A new aero ISP

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Safran Passenger Innovations' RAVE Ultra plus IFE is slimline in nature. This rendering shows the screen with cartoons popping out of it in 3D. (4k)

Press Release: Safran Passenger Innovations launches RAVE Ultra plus

Safran Passenger Innovations (SPI) is thrilled to announce its next generation In-Flight Entertainment System (IFE), RAVE Ultra plus. Built ... Continue Reading

Rendering of the Viasat-3 satellite, operated by Viasat, in space

Viasat begins integrating Inmarsat, assures that VARs are valued

Viasat and Inmarsat remained competitors up and until the moment that Viasat’s acquisition of the London-headquartered satellite operator of... Continue Reading

The latest rendering of Air4All, which enables wheelchair users to remain in their mobility device whilst in the aircraft cabin. The chair locks into place, in the same space occupied by a domestic first class seat.

Delta Flight Products partners to take Air4All through development

Commercial aviation is awash in stunning renderings of compelling new aircraft interior concepts. But some ideas never make it beyond the co... Continue Reading

GX antenna hardware atop a Qatar Airways jet in the hangar

Viasat aero footprint sees vast expansion as Inmarsat purchase closes

Eighteen months after Viasat entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Inmarsat, and a week after receiving the European Commission’s f... Continue Reading

AERQ AERENA being demonstrated on a tablet.

AERQ completes HIC testing; introduces AERENA Experience Studio

AERQ has completed head injury criterion (HIC) testing on the in-seat displays that will fly — as part of its AERENA open IT platform — on a... Continue Reading

RGN Premium: Significant incentives in play

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