SES meoSphere will be core to new MEO/LEO inflight connectivity
WASHINGTON D.C. — Rapidly putting the wheels in motion to launch a next-generation Medium Earth Orbit satellite network, dubbed meoSphere, S... Continue Reading
Connectivity
Air Arabia debuts Panasonic Avionics multi-orbit IFC
Already a customer of Panasonic Avionics’ eXW wireless inflight entertainment system, UAE-based Air Arabia is now flying with the IFEC... Continue Reading
How Quvia helps airlines throw out the IFC playbook and take control
The inflight connectivity marketplace is moving very quickly. And aviation industry stakeholders have never seen anything like it before. Th... Continue Reading
Telesat further optimizes Lightspeed for defense, sees schedule slip
Observing “significant global demand” for military Ka-band Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite capacity, Telesat is further optimizi... Continue Reading
Panasonic enjoys rapid IFE growth as connected seatback takes wing
Today, only about 8% of Panasonic Avionics’ embedded inflight entertainment systems in the world fleet are connected to onboard connec... Continue Reading
Flightradar24, Aireon partnership sees ADS-B data streams combined
Some partnerships are so synergistic that they simply make perfect sense from the outset. Such is the case with Swedish firm Flightradar24, ... Continue Reading
RAVE Aerospace nixes proprietary antenna work as LEO shapes IFEC
Amid a changing landscape that sees Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satcom coloring the passenger experience, RAVE Aerospace, newly renamed following ... Continue Reading
Iridium plans aviation disruption with Certus safety, space-based VHF
Iridium sees an opportunity to ‘disrupt the status quo’ in aviation now that its next-generation Certus satcom service is undergoing flight ... Continue Reading
Optimism abounds as Amazon eyes more open ecosystem for LEO
Amazon has signaled its interest in allowing trusted government and third-party customers to use their own antenna hardware to integrate its... Continue Reading
Eutelsat reports ‘strong progress’ in IFC as LEO revenues take off
Eutelsat is seeing “strong progress” in its OneWeb Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite-based inflight connectivity business, with antenna instal... Continue Reading
SpaceX adds Southwest Airlines as Starlink customer
Southwest Airlines plans to integrate SpaceX’s Starlink Ku-band Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite-powered inflight connectivity into its fleet... Continue Reading
Viasat sees future opportunities to reengage with Starlink adopters
When Viasat brings its high-capacity Ka-band ViaSat-3 F2 satellite on line for the Americas in the near-term, and satellite launches commenc... Continue Reading
Japan Airlines taps LEO IFC for 787-9s, eyes AIX reveal
Japan Airlines plans to bring Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite-powered inflight connectivity to both existing and new Boeing 787-9s, as part ... Continue Reading
Lufthansa Group to retain current IFC until Starlink pivot is complete
Lufthansa Group’s decision to tap SpaceX Starlink for its entire fleet after recently fitting European Aviation Network kit to narrowbodies ... Continue Reading
How Telesat plans to differentiate in LEO with Lightspeed
Telesat expects to start supporting global Lightspeed Ka-band Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite-powered broadband connectivity in the aviation... Continue Reading