SmartSky Networks impresses during flight demo as launch date nears
It’s not uncommon to hear certain inflight connectivity service providers promise an at-home or office experience in the sky. But exec... Continue Reading
Business Aviation
SmartSky eyes commercial go-live date for LTE network in near-term
Working hard behind the scenes to bring its nextgen air-to-ground (ATG)-supported inflight connectivity service to US aircraft operators, Sm... Continue Reading
Boeing debuts new Genesis space-age BBJ MAX cabin design at NBAA
During the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) conference and exhibition in Orlando, Boeing announced it has delivered its first B... Continue Reading
Intelsat vows new BizAv service won’t share capacity with airlines
Intelsat leases Ku-band satellite bandwidth, and that bandwidth may very well be in use already by inflight connectivity service providers t... Continue Reading
How smooth is a Gulfstream?
Smooth flight is critical to a comfortable ride. Top quality furnishings, broadband connectivity and detailed design count for nothing if yo... Continue Reading
Going indirect with GoDirect; Viasat sees value of partners in bizav
When an announcement dropped this spring that Honeywell will offer Viasat’s high-speed Ka-band connectivity to large and mid-cabin bus... Continue Reading
Asian bizav powerhouse Diana Chou eyes mentorship after Allavita
Dragon Aviation Group founder Diana Chou might also be considered a founder of Chinese business aviation. She looks back on her career after... Continue Reading
Bizav & Brexit? Still nothing to report and that is a problem
The deal’s not done until it’s done, but by all reasonable outcomes, the UK will leave the EU at 1100 on Friday, 29 March 2019. For business... Continue Reading
Embraer’s Viasat Ka pick for Legacy jets may spell more opportunities
Representing the culmination of several years of work, Viasat today announced that Embraer has selected its high-capacity Ka-band satellite-... Continue Reading
What’s new in a bizjet cabin near you
Look further than plush seats and deep-pile carpets, and bizjet cabins are complex creations of integrated systems and connectivity. Crew an... Continue Reading
Rockwell Collins looks to bring the geo-magic to its moving maps
At the dawn of commercial aviation, passengers enjoyed an intimate view of the world over which they travelled, as airliners seldom climbed ... Continue Reading
New tech and younger customers are changing the bizjet charter game
Setting aside popular myth that business aircraft are the sole preserve of wealthy celebrities and playboy multimillionaires, and viewing th... Continue Reading
Falcon 6X program launches with scant IFC details
Dassault is leaving the choice of inflight connectivity up to customers on its latest business jet, the Falcon 6X, the company told Runway G... Continue Reading
With order book bulging for L5 in business aviation, Gogo unveils L3
It’s a nice problem to have in the BizAv sector. Demand for Gogo Business Aviation’s AVANCE L5 air-to-ground connectivity system is so robus... Continue Reading
Flying Dutch, Not Rough: PrivateFly sees trend towards younger fliers
As entertaining as it is informative, the Private Jet Charter Trends report produced annually by online charter platform PrivateFly showed a... Continue Reading
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