SES eyes land mobility comms opportunities on airport ramps
Already powering inflight connectivity for 30 airlines, SES is now exploring how it can extend its services to the airport ramp by providing... Continue Reading
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Air Canada extols virtues of SES multi-orbit IFC, nears E175 installs
WASHINGTON D.C. — Air Canada has fielded extremely positive feedback from guests who have flown aboard the 30 CRJ900s now equipped with SES’... Continue Reading
Air Canada taps Starlink for some Q400s as part of broader redesign
Air Canada has fitted SpaceX’s Starlink Ku-band Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite-powered inflight connectivity kit to a Dash 8-400 turboprop ... Continue Reading
SCIT Group CEO details plan for powering A2G IFC in Saudi Arabia
Saudi national company SCIT Group and its technology subsidiary SKYFive Arabia are preparing to flip the proverbial switch on a nationwide a... Continue Reading
Studios warn airlines: don’t bypass content rights in flight
Now, more than ever, airline passengers have great expectations for inflight connectivity, including an expectation that they will be able t... Continue Reading
JetBlue partners with Quvia to advance IFC and ensure consistent PaxEx
JetBlue Airways is taking a multi-source approach to inflight connectivity in 2027, selecting Amazon’s forthcoming Ka-band Low Earth Orbit (... Continue Reading
JetBlue to install Amara IFC on new jets under extended Viasat pact
JetBlue Airways has extended its partnership with Viasat, and will adopt the Carlsbad, California-based firm’s new multi-orbit capable... Continue Reading
Panasonic Avionics adds LEO-only IFC antenna including for GEO augment
Earlier this year, during the SATELLITE 2025 conference and exhibition in Washington D.C., Panasonic Avionics revealed to Runway Girl Networ... Continue Reading
Southwest Airlines shows its LUV with free inflight Wi-Fi
Southwest Airlines last year vowed to bring free inflight Wi-Fi to its passengers. Now, the Dallas-based heavy-hitter is making good on that... Continue Reading
JetBlue is first airline to sign for Amazon Kuiper inflight Wi-Fi
Less than four months after JetBlue revealed it has observed a fundamental shift in how passengers use the Internet on board, the New York-b... Continue Reading
#Humpspotter Alert: Starlink breaks cover on Air France E190
Air France last year vowed to bring SpaceX’s Starlink Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite-based inflight connectivity service to its entir... Continue Reading
SES on track to have 600 aircraft flying with ESA IFC by year-end
Some 250 airplanes have been fitted with SES’s electronically steerable antenna (ESA)-based multi-orbit inflight connectivity solution, Runw... Continue Reading
Alaska Airlines to bring Starlink inflight Wi-Fi to entire fleet
Alaska Airlines has become the latest carrier to sign on to bring SpaceX’s Starlink inflight connectivity service to its entire fleet.... Continue Reading
Gilat wins $60 million order for ESAs as Boeing linefit installs near
Adoption of multi-orbit inflight connectivity continues apace as evidenced by today’s revelation from Gilat Satellite Networks that a “... Continue Reading
Amazon hiring in aero as Project Kuiper reaches over 100 satellites
Following the successful launch of Amazon’s fourth batch of Ka-band Low Earth Orbit satellites aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on 11 August,... Continue Reading