Connectivity

Panasonic LEO-only Ku-band ESA made by Intellian as showcased at AIX 2026

Panasonic, Spacesail to launch multi-network LEO IFC in 2027

Panasonic Avionics in 2027 plans to offer a “truly global” multi-network Low Earth Orbit satellite-powered inflight connectivity solution — ... Continue Reading

Saudia and NSG celebrate their partnership

Saudia turns to NSG IFC for “significant” portion of fleet

HAMBURG — Saudi Arabian flag carrier Saudia has selected Neo Space Group’s Skywaves-branded multi-orbit inflight connectivity solution for a... Continue Reading

An Air India Boeing B787-8 plane, registration VT-ANZ, taking off to the north from Sydney Kingsford-Smith Airport and heading to Delhi as flight AI301. In the background are fuel storage tanks. A buoy on the water marks the airport exclusion zone. This image was taken from near Kyeemagh Beach, Botany Bay on an overcast and rainy morning on 17 March 2024.

Air India taps Hughes multi-orbit primed IFC for tranche of widebodies

HAMBURG — Air India has selected Hughes Network Systems’ multi-orbit primed, high-capacity Ka-band satellite-based inflight connectivity ser... Continue Reading

Streaming Mobile Apps on a smartphone, including Amazon Prime, YouTube and Netflix. Will fast inflight connectivity and a shifting landscape for media consumption usher in the BYOL model for IFE?

Do fast Wi-Fi and the shift in media consumption portend BYOL IFE?

If a major streaming platform ever owned a major Hollywood studio, would it change the trajectory of inflight streaming and by extension, th... Continue Reading

Global comms rendering. The earth is surrounded by bright dots, representing satellites. OKAPI:Orbits

ST Engineering iDirect Foresight addresses fundamental satcom shift

Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite operators and their low-latency services are shaking up traditional business models. The disruptive forces a... Continue Reading

Intellian LEO-only ESA for Panasonic Avionics

Intellian advances ESA for Panasonic, reveals further aero aspirations

Having made a name for itself in the maritime industry as a leading provider of flat panel antennas, including in support of Eutelsat OneWeb... Continue Reading

A full economy class cabin with seats, seatback IFE screens and passengers in view.

Amazon Leo to serve as launchpad for more Delta brand experiences

The proverbial ‘gravitational pull’ of low-latency Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite-powered inflight connectivity is continuing unabated in c... Continue Reading

Gladiator plays on the IFE screen in this window seat aboard the 787

SES eyes cross-unit content bundles between media and aero

Multi-orbit satellite operator SES is exploring cross-unit content bundles between its media and aero or cruise businesses, as the passenger... Continue Reading

SES meoSphere will be core to new MEO/LEO inflight connectivity

WASHINGTON D.C. — Rapidly putting the wheels in motion to launch a next-generation Medium Earth Orbit satellite network, dubbed meoSphere, S... Continue Reading

Air Arabia debuts Panasonic Avionics multi-orbit IFC

Already a customer of Panasonic Avionics’ eXW wireless inflight entertainment system, UAE-based Air Arabia is now flying with the IFEC... Continue Reading

Inside a JetBlue A321neoLR: a view from the back of economy class, looking forward at passengers using their IFE screens.

How Quvia helps airlines throw out the IFC playbook and take control

The inflight connectivity marketplace is moving very quickly. And aviation industry stakeholders have never seen anything like it before. Th... Continue Reading

Two Royal Canadian Air Force Hercules C-130, with identifications 603 and 609, preparing for takeoff at Edmonton International Airport.

Telesat further optimizes Lightspeed for defense, sees schedule slip

Observing “significant global demand” for military Ka-band Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite capacity, Telesat is further optimizi... Continue Reading

Lots of large IFE displays hang on a wall, showcasing different channels, including in the bottom left, a screen that stays "Starlink/United" to represent the integration of IFC and IFE.

Panasonic enjoys rapid IFE growth as connected seatback takes wing

Today, only about 8% of Panasonic Avionics’ embedded inflight entertainment systems in the world fleet are connected to onboard connec... Continue Reading

Rendering of satellites in orbit around the Earth

Flightradar24, Aireon partnership sees ADS-B data streams combined

Some partnerships are so synergistic that they simply make perfect sense from the outset. Such is the case with Swedish firm Flightradar24, ... Continue Reading

Embedded IFE screens from SPI (now RAVE) on SAS

RAVE Aerospace nixes proprietary antenna work as LEO shapes IFEC

Amid a changing landscape that sees Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satcom coloring the passenger experience, RAVE Aerospace, newly renamed following ... Continue Reading

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