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An Air India Boeing B787-8 plane, registration VT-ANZ, taking off to the north from Sydney Kingsford-Smith Airport and heading to Delhi as flight AI301. In the background are fuel storage tanks. A buoy on the water marks the airport exclusion zone. This image was taken from near Kyeemagh Beach, Botany Bay on an overcast and rainy morning on 17 March 2024.

Air India taps Hughes multi-orbit primed IFC for tranche of widebodies

HAMBURG — Air India has selected Hughes Network Systems’ multi-orbit primed, high-capacity Ka-band satellite-based inflight connectivity ser... Continue Reading

A350-1000 Delta One Suite – D1 cabin facing forward.

Delta says new A350 Delta One suites will be 100% PRM accessible

Following last year’s debut of American Airlines’ new premium-heavy Boeing 787-9P twinjets with Flagship Suites, and United Airlines’ ... Continue Reading

Landing airplane during sunset. Representing air travel and aviation industry.

Press Release: Hughes Fusion IFC enhanced with multi-LEO ESA system

Hughes Network Systems, LLC, an EchoStar company, today announced a single antenna solution that integrates two innovative, low-power-consum... Continue Reading

Streaming Mobile Apps on a smartphone, including Amazon Prime, YouTube and Netflix. Will fast inflight connectivity and a shifting landscape for media consumption usher in the BYOL model for IFE?

Do fast Wi-Fi and the shift in media consumption portend BYOL IFE?

If a major streaming platform ever owned a major Hollywood studio, would it change the trajectory of inflight streaming and by extension, th... Continue Reading

RAVE Aerospace IFE in business class on a Starlux A350

Fast-growing RAVE Aerospace identifies industry choke points

Enjoying robust demand for its RAVE series of embedded inflight entertainment systems, RAVE Aerospace has identified widespread memory chip ... Continue Reading

Rendering of JT220B Business Class Seats

Jiatai looks to secure linefit offerability for premium economy seats

Work is afoot at Jiatai to secure linefit offerability with airframers for its premium economy seating platforms for widebody aircraft. Long... Continue Reading

Global comms rendering. The earth is surrounded by bright dots, representing satellites. OKAPI:Orbits

ST Engineering iDirect Foresight addresses fundamental satcom shift

Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite operators and their low-latency services are shaking up traditional business models. The disruptive forces a... Continue Reading

Airplane takeoff from airport with cloudy sky during sunrise

Press Release: Novineer launches AI reverse engineering with AM Craft

Novineer, Inc. is co-exhibiting with AM Craft at AIX 2026, where the companies will demonstrate NoviVision — Novineer’s AI enhanced reverse ... Continue Reading

Intellian LEO-only ESA for Panasonic Avionics

Intellian advances ESA for Panasonic, reveals further aero aspirations

Having made a name for itself in the maritime industry as a leading provider of flat panel antennas, including in support of Eutelsat OneWeb... Continue Reading

Press Release: Conetic unveils cloud-native media engagement platform

Building on its innovation track record with Touch and ABOVE, Conetic Group today announced a new end-to-end, cloud-native media engagement ... Continue Reading

A full economy class cabin with seats, seatback IFE screens and passengers in view.

Amazon Leo to serve as launchpad for more Delta brand experiences

The proverbial ‘gravitational pull’ of low-latency Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite-powered inflight connectivity is continuing unabated in c... Continue Reading

Press Release: Newly rebranded Aeroplay to unveil Nucleus OS

Aeroplay Entertainment, a leading Content Service Provider (CSP) in the aviation industry, is entering an exciting new chapter. The company ... Continue Reading

Large IFE screen in United Polaris welcomes the passenger with an on-screen message

After impressive Elevated reveal, United surprises with basic tier

During the last full week of March, United Airlines showed off a slew of its newest, most premium products at its Los Angeles hangar. The ce... Continue Reading

Gladiator plays on the IFE screen in this window seat aboard the 787

SES eyes cross-unit content bundles between media and aero

Multi-orbit satellite operator SES is exploring cross-unit content bundles between its media and aero or cruise businesses, as the passenger... Continue Reading

SUM Air Orders Up to Eight ATR 72-600s; execs from both firms celebrate the agreement

Press Release: SUM Air orders up to eight ATR 72-600s

ATR, the world’s leading regional aircraft manufacturer, today announced that SUM Air, Korea’s newest regional airline, has placed an order ... Continue Reading