Connectivity

CesiumAstro medium form factor satcom terminal on a black background

CesiumAstro plans 2025 commercial entry for aero ESA after A320 trial

Having recently completed a successful over-the-air demonstration of its dual-beam Ka-band active phased array terminal, CesiumAstro is maki... Continue Reading

6 Safran IFE screens are located together. Uniting to create one large image of an aircraft with a satellite above it for IFC.

Safran sits pretty as Airbus breaks vertical integration of IFC

Safran Passenger Innovations (SPI) has ensconced itself in a sweet spot in the inflight connectivity sphere. A decision made years ago to di... Continue Reading

Air Canada Boeing 737 MAX 8 flying over a body of water

Air Canada fits first 737 MAX with Intelsat 2Ku inflight connectivity

Air Canada has fitted its first Boeing 737-8 MAX with Intelsat’s 2Ku inflight connectivity system, as part of the carrier’s wide... Continue Reading

Software-defined aero modem in the spotlight as Intelsat mulls MEO

Should Intelsat press forward with launching a medium Earth orbit (MEO) constellation, the satellite operator and aero ISP absolutely intend... Continue Reading

A Cessna business jet. SmartSky is focusing on business aviation instead of commercial airlines.

SmartSky focuses on BizAv; consigns commercial to niche play

SmartSky Networks has opted not to actively pursue traditional cabin connectivity deals with airlines, saying the business proposition in co... Continue Reading

Anuvu Constellation microGEO chart and graphic

Launch of Anuvu’s MicroGEO satellites slips to late 2023

Anuvu’s plan for launching its first two MicroGEO satellites has moved to the right, with the inflight entertainment and connectivity provid... Continue Reading

Flexjet to replace Viasat GEO inflight connectivity with SpaceX LEO

Fractional ownership powerhouse Flexjet plans to replace the Viasat GEO satellite-based inflight connectivity hardware found on select aircr... Continue Reading

Rendering of an Airbus aircraft with satellites overhead to connote the LEO, MEO and GEO multi-orbit offering coming from Airbus.

Airbus adds Intelsat and Panasonic as MSPs for HBCplus

After inking memorandums of understanding with Intelsat and Panasonic Avionics Corporation earlier this year, Airbus has firmed up agreement... Continue Reading

A Southwest 737 MAX parked and ready to board. The aircraft is in Southwest's signature dark blue, yellow and red livery. The IFC antenna hump is in view, installed atop the fuselage. A Spirit A320 can be seen in the background. Anuvu

Anuvu touts MRO benefits of its inflight connectivity install design

As the aviation industry continues to move towards standards-based approaches for inflight connectivity equipage, Anuvu is making an interes... Continue Reading

The check-in counters for SAUDIA at an airport. SkyFive has already equipped a SAUDIA aircraft with its solution.

SkyFive advances A2G connectivity projects in EMEA, elsewhere

Low-latency Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satcom is certainly having a moment in civil aviation. But so too is low-latency, nextgen air-to-ground co... Continue Reading

A close up of a Viasat radome on a JetBlue aircraft.

Viasat on securing basic interoperability with GX via minor tweaks

Viasat has not yet publicly disclosed its timeline for bringing a fully interoperable aero terminal to market that will talk to both Viasat ... Continue Reading

Volato turns to SmartSky connectivity for incoming HondaJets

New HondaJets entering Volato’s fractional ownership fleet over the next two years will be fitted with SmartSky Networks’ nextgen air-to-gro... Continue Reading

Air Canada Boeing 737 MAX in-flight. The sun setting on the water is reflecting off of the aircraft. To be equipped with Intelsat 2Ku.

Air Canada taps Intelsat for 2Ku connectivity on MAXs, ESA on RJs

Air Canada has contracted its stalwart inflight connectivity provider, Intelsat, to provide satellite-based onboard Internet for a further 9... Continue Reading

Rendering of Korean Air A321neo, fitted with Viasat GX, provided courtesy of Viasat

Korean Air opts for Viasat GX inflight connectivity on A321neos

Korean Air is taking a multi-source approach to inflight connectivity, selecting Viasat Ka-band satellite-powered onboard Internet for its n... Continue Reading

Rendering showing aircraft flying and flight paths over Europe on an earth globe view from space at night. All the world map textures are originally from NASA EASA. Satellite comms. ATG

Viasat confirms another satellite malfunction: dual-payload I6 F2

Already grappling with a reflector deployment problem on its massive ViaSat-3 Americas satellite, which could result in a $420 million insur... Continue Reading

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