Connectivity

APEX TECH to tackle pressing PaxEx questions as IFE and IFC lines blur

The Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX), and indeed its WAEA predecessor organization, has for decades brought together airlines... Continue Reading

A woman is sitting in an aircraft looking at her mobile device. A laptop also sits on the tray table in front of her. Image: Gilat

Gilat aims to differentiate with multi-orbit dual-beam aero ESA

First-generation electronically steerable antennas (ESAs) coming to the civil aviation market are being positioned as capable of talking to ... Continue Reading

Connections around planet Earth viewed from space at night, cities connected around the globe by shiny lines, international travel or global business finance, world connectivity, elements from NASA

EC opens deep probe of proposed acquisition of Inmarsat by Viasat

The European Commission earlier this month opened what it’s calling “an in-depth investigation” into the proposed $7.3 bil... Continue Reading

Wi-Fi sign on board an aircraft, in the PSU. The service powers onboard Internet.

OneWeb postpones inflight connectivity service launch to early 2024

OneWeb has pushed back the planned start date for its Ku-band Low Earth Orbit satellite-based inflight connectivity service to early 2024, b... Continue Reading

With the integration of its solar panels, the first ViaSat-3 satellite completes space vehicle integration at Boeing's El Segundo, Calif. factory. The satellite is seen here in the factory.

Viasat talks Delta equipage, April launch of ViaSat-3 Americas

Viasat’s delayed but hotly anticipated first ViaSat-3 satellite is now scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket on 8 April, havin... Continue Reading

A Delta customer connects to free Wi-Fi while seated in Delta Comfort+

Delta hones install plan as it preps for free Wi-Fi across full fleet

Delta Air Lines is committed to offering free high-speed Internet across its entire fleet by the end of 2024, but says it is still thrashing... Continue Reading

Cheerful young woman using laptop and smart phone in a Wi-Fi connected airplane.

Stellar Blu Solutions advances STC work for multi-orbit ESA

Stellar Blu Solutions, which provides satcom terminals in aviation, expects to receive supplemental type certifications for its new Ku-band,... Continue Reading

Alaska picks Intelsat multi-orbit satcom for E175s, in industry first

Alaska Airlines and Intelsat started off the week with a bang as the carrier revealed it will equip the Embraer E175s flown by its regional ... Continue Reading

The tail of the Aer Lingus aircraft is seen from the airport window as it is parked at the gate. A shamrock on a blue tail.

Panasonic expects inflight Wi-Fi to continue trumping cellular

When AeroMobile and OnAir (later SITA) first started bringing inflight GSM connectivity to airlines over 15 years ago, cellular and Wi-Fi ne... Continue Reading

The Boeing 777 parked on the tarmac. The word OneWeb can be seen on the side of the aircraft. Panasonic is to work with oneweb

Panasonic positions Stellar Blu multi-orbit ESA as nextgen terminal

Now a distribution partner of OneWeb’s broadband services for commercial airlines, inflight entertainment and connectivity provider Panasoni... Continue Reading

Emirates A350-900 in flight in a clear blue sky. The A350s will be equipped with GX Aviation connectivity

Emirates partnership with Inmarsat evolves as it taps GX for A350s

Despite a legacy of powering cockpit and cabin connectivity for Emirates with its L-band satellite services, Inmarsat has historically not e... Continue Reading

Rows of small, general aviation aircraft, lined up at Henderson Executive Airport in Nevada

Iridium satellite-to-smartphone deal expected to expand pilot take-up

Many business aviation and general aviation pilots carry Iridium satellite-powered phones in their flight bag in order to avail of global vo... Continue Reading

How CarlisleIT manages supply constraints, readies for nextgen IFC

Carlisle Interconnect Technologies’ wires and cables support everything from aircraft engines to inflight entertainment and connectivity ins... Continue Reading

Free internet on J-Air aircraft equipped with intelsat.

Japan Airlines extends free Internet to E190s as 2Ku equipage begins

Having long vowed to offer complimentary Internet browsing to passengers, Delta Air Lines this week signaled it is ready to make good on its... Continue Reading

Panasonic customer Aer Lingus jets are in view in this photo, as well as Viasat and Intelsat customer Delta Air Lines.

Panasonic sees industry adoption of free Wi-Fi model by end of decade

Delta Air Lines’ vision of offering free onboard Internet to all passengers in 2023, as revealed in an exclusive, pre-holiday report by The ... Continue Reading

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