Drum beat towards free wifi grows louder: Viasat CEO
Passengers increasingly want and indeed expect a free tier of inflight connectivity, irrespective of how airlines endeavor to cover or offse... Continue Reading
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Phasor readies to support crazy ballet handoffs in orbit
Phasor is convinced that once an electronically steerable antenna (ESA) emerges in civil aviation that has the ability to support “dua... Continue Reading
Southwest Airlines’ dual-source connectivity plan now in play
Having opted to take a dual-source approach to inflight connectivity, Southwest Airlines is now flying with aircraft that have been fitted w... Continue Reading
Stakeholders make pointed remarks as flat panel competition hots up
As inflight connectivity stakeholders study their options for flat panel, electronically steerable antennas, the hardware providers and othe... Continue Reading
Ku HTS capacity shows it can pack a punch in-flight
As pressure mounts on airlines to ensure their passengers can use inflight Internet in the same manner as they do on the ground – to complet... Continue Reading
Inmarsat says EAN remains on track despite Belgium court decision
Inmarsat says the launch of its European Aviation Network (EAN) remains on track despite a decision by the Belgium Market Court to annul its... Continue Reading
A new spring in its step, Global Eagle eyes “contentivity” growth
In-seat IFE will be prevalent on board long-haul widebody aircraft for at least another 15 years. Even as satellite capacity costs further d... Continue Reading
Kymeta says antenna will fly on commercial qualified aircraft
When Kymeta came on the scene several years ago, it generated quick buzz and a lot of excitement for its electronically-steered flat-panel m... 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
First Panasonic XTS satellite to support inflight connectivity in 2020
Journalists and industry observers on 8 March finally learned details about Panasonic Avionics’ first extreme throughput satellite (XTS). Af... Continue Reading
European carriers agree to large-scale flight evaluations of Iris
Inmarsat says two European airlines have agreed to conduct very large-scale flight evaluations of the satellite-based communication solution... Continue Reading
Aeromexico confirms Viasat for MAX connectivity
In 2014, Aeromexico became the first airline to commit to Gogo’s next generation satellite connectivity system, 2Ku, across most of its Boei... Continue Reading
American assures passengers won’t be disconnected with ATG deinstall
Should passengers on American Airlines’ Airbus A321s and Boeing 737-800s expect to be disconnected for a spell this year? That’s the logical... Continue Reading
Not ready for prime time? When media demo flights go wrong
A well-known line in To a Mouse by Robert Burns states, “Even the best-laid schemes of mice and men oft go awry.” The same could be said for... Continue Reading
IFEC revolution set to take untapped markets by storm
Single-aisle aircraft equipped with some form of inflight entertainment and/or connectivity solution now outnumber those equipped with neith... Continue Reading
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