Gogo eyes 3Q 2024 for 5G shipments as chip problem bites
Challenged by a chip design snag in its 5G program, Gogo Business Aviation now expects to start shipping its faster 5G air-to-ground (ATG) c... Continue Reading
Connectivity
Seamless’ category system for IFC antennas rates Airbus Type 4
Growing in impact every day, the Seamless Air Alliance’s Architecture/Interoperability group — chaired by Airbus and Boeing — has assessed t... Continue Reading
Delta taps Hughes for Ka-band GEO connectivity on 400-plus 717s, RJs
Hughes Network Systems, a relative newcomer to direct-to-airline inflight connectivity, is to install Ka-band satellite-supported inflight c... Continue Reading
Iridium approves third Certus 700 satcom for aero; says more to come
Skytrac’s Iridium Certus SDL-350 satcom system has gained official Iridium approval to provide connectivity across all segments of avi... Continue Reading
One-on-one with AirFi founding partner and CEO Job Heimerikx
It’s no secret that portable wireless IFE provider AirFi sees the world’s narrowbody fleet as the addressable market for its Air... Continue Reading
Air Canada cranks up cool factor with nose to tail A321/A320 refurb
Among the first carriers in the world to offer in-seat IFE decades ago, Air Canada is cranking up the cool factor on board its Airbus A321s ... Continue Reading
Key attribute of Stellar Blu ESA package could ease Boeing linefit
Fort Worth, Texas-based Stellar Blu Solutions’ work to support inflight connectivity with its multi-orbit electronically steerable ant... Continue Reading
Carlisle Interconnect Technologies sees big surge in IFEC activity
Carlisle Interconnect Technologies, a key integrator of inflight entertainment and connectivity systems to aircraft, expects its engineering... Continue Reading
Qatar Airways mum on install details as it vows complimentary Starlink
Qatar Airways, a longtime customer of Inmarsat-now-Viasat’s Global Xpress (GX) Ka-band satellite-supported inflight connectivity service, ha... Continue Reading
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
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 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
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
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