Viasat details Amara nextgen inflight connectivity strategy
Twelve years ago, Viasat pioneered full, fast, free inflight Wi-Fi for JetBlue Airways, setting a standard for others to follow. At that tim... Continue Reading
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EVA Air to offer free inflight Wi-Fi to loyalty members
EVA Air is the latest airline to adopt the free inflight Wi-Fi model for members of its loyalty program flying internationally, in addition ... Continue Reading
American Airlines trials free inflight Wi-Fi before 2026 launch
American Airlines has vowed to offer free inflight Wi-Fi to loyalty members on 90% of its fleet starting in January 2026. But in the interim... Continue Reading
Gogo goes full throttle with Galileo STCs after securing FAA PMAs
Two months after receiving Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) from the US Federal Aviation Administration for its Gogo Galileo half-duplex (H... Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia’s aviation growth story includes Neo Space Group
Saudi Arabia’s aviation sector is presently enjoying tremendous growth as the Kingdom makes good on its Vision 2030 objectives to become a m... Continue Reading
RAVE new world: Safran pairs PED casting with edge caching for IFE
Safran Passenger Innovations is working to enable passengers to cast streaming services and other content from their own personal electronic... Continue Reading
Anuvu touts IFC speed boost with Dedicated Space modem equipage
More than 800 aircraft which carry Anuvu’s Ku-band geostationary satellite-based inflight connectivity solution have been upgraded wit... Continue Reading
American Airlines reverses course on free Wi-Fi
After a few years courting low-cost leisure passengers, while effectively antagonizing and disregarding premium customers, American Airlines... Continue Reading
Skyted comes down to earth with new headset for secure calls
HAMBURG — Skyted’s sound-absorbing solution for facilitating virtually silent VoIP and video calls has been tweaked by management to p... Continue Reading
Intelsat linefit and SB wins see multi-orbit IFC come to E2, 787
HAMBURG — Embraer’s announcement at the Aircraft Interiors Expo that it will install Intelsat’s multi-orbit inflight connectivity solution o... Continue Reading
Discover Airlines pivots from GEO to LEO/GEO with Panasonic on A330s
HAMBURG — German leisure carrier Discover Airlines’ decision to gradually replace the current inflight connectivity system on its Airbus A33... Continue Reading
Panasonic poised to play key role in Airbus connected aircraft
HAMBURG — Airbus has made no secret about its ultimate vision for connected aircraft. It wants to ensure that every jetliner it delivers bec... Continue Reading
Airbus adds Amazon, confirms Hughes, removes Viasat GX from HBCplus
HAMBURG — Airbus has made a cadre of updates to its linefit HBCplus inflight connectivity offering, announcing at the Aircraft Interiors Exp... Continue Reading
Airbus fine-tunes HBCplus Ku-band IFC in advance of AIX 2025
Airbus has progressed in its antenna studies for the Ku-band side of its linefit, supplier-furnished HBCplus inflight connectivity program a... Continue Reading
SkyFive, Diehl, EchoStar and Sequans eye triple-path IFC
German firm SkyFive is developing what it calls a “triple-path inflight connectivity service” which will integrate SkyFive’s broadband air-t... Continue Reading