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
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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
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 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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SpaceX teases disruption with frictionless Wi-Fi
As SpaceX customer JSX offers its passengers a complimentary — and notably, a frictionless and portal-free — streaming class of Internet ser... Continue Reading
RGN Premium: Operators urged to upgrade hardware or lose IFC
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Light nextgen satcom powered by Iridium or Inmarsat has arrived
It is perhaps an understatement to say the inflight connectivity market is fiercely competitive right now. Not only are incumbent aero ISPs ... Continue Reading
JetZero and Factorydesign unveil cabin concepts for BWB jet
Variations of blended wing body (BWB) aircraft have been studied for decades. And in more recent years, NASA, Airbus, KLM, the Delft Univers... Continue Reading
SpaceX seeks to set the benchmark for space sustainability
With several thousand satellites already in space, and tens or even hundreds of thousands of satellites expected to launch in the future by ... Continue Reading
Economy Skynest pricing: ANZ mulls $400-$600 for a 4-hour nap
Ask any economy class passenger whether they want more space, nicer meals, better service, improved passenger experience — even sleep pods l... Continue Reading
Rebranded seatmaker Thompson stays trend-savvy as it readies for AIX
As ‘premium leisure travel’ and ‘partner travel’ trends accelerate post-pandemic, fast-growing premium aircraft seatmaker Thompson Aero Seat... Continue Reading
JSX fits entire active fleet with Starlink inflight connectivity
Hop-on jet carrier JSX has become the first operator to fit its fleet with SpaceX’s new Ku-band Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite-powered infl... Continue Reading
Bandwidth and other barriers stymie connected D2C/IFE on widebodies
The Bring Your Own License (BYOL) streaming inflight entertainment model — also known in some circles as connected direct-to-consumer IFE or... Continue Reading
US to drop vaccine requirement for non-US travellers
Roughly eighteen months after implementing a vaccine requirement for non-US travellers, the United States will drop its mandate beginning 12... Continue Reading