Gilat targets narrowbodies, RJs and bizjets for ESA
Gilat Satellite Networks is targeting narrowbodies, regional jets and business jets for initial type certifications and deployments of its f... Continue Reading
Connectivity
El Al works to bring back IFC on 737s; taps Bluebox IFE as stopgap
El Al and Viasat are working to bring onboard Internet back into service across the carrier’s Boeing 737 fleet “as soon as possible”, El Al ... Continue Reading
Boeing joins groundbreaking IFC standards group Seamless Air Alliance
Fast-growing global inflight connectivity standards group, Seamless Air Alliance can now boast a membership roster that includes the two big... Continue Reading
Hawaiian to offer free onboard Internet as it signs for Starlink
Hawaiian Airlines is vowing to offer free high-speed Internet to passengers on its transpacific flights after becoming the first major airli... Continue Reading
SpaceX secures JSX as launch customer for Starlink inflight Internet
SpaceX’s forthcoming Starlink LEO satellite-powered inflight connectivity service is gaining momentum, as public charter operator JSX announ... Continue Reading
Viasat looks to meld direct aero model with Inmarsat VAR ecosystem
Viasat is looking at “melding” its strategy of directly serving commercial airlines with that of Inmarsat’s value added reseller (VAR) model... Continue Reading
Hanwha Phasor touts in-house chip work as key differentiator for ESA
Hanwha Systems sees aero as its “main target” for the active phased array antenna technology and IP it acquired when it bought Phasor Soluti... Continue Reading
Kymeta expects aero ESA to be available in 2024
Kymeta, the Bill Gates-backed manufacturer of flat-panel electronically steered antennas which recently received fresh equity financing, rec... Continue Reading
Breeze eyes inflight connectivity for some E-Jet sports charters
Breeze Airways’ announcement last month that Viasat’s satellite-based inflight connectivity will power its new Airbus A220 fleet perha... Continue Reading
Intelsat eyes small MEO constellation for hybrid aero service
Intelsat is eyeing the launch of a small MEO satellite constellation with the aim of supporting a multi-orbit network strategy for aviation,... Continue Reading
China Airlines taps Inmarsat and SITA for A321neo onboard Internet
When images started emerging late last year of China Airlines’ first new Airbus A321neo and its interiors, industry stakeholders and travele... Continue Reading
Intelsat makes aircraft linefit gains, secures connectivity wins
Despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 crisis in commercial aviation, Intelsat in the last 18 months secured new inflight connectivity... Continue Reading
OneWeb still eyes 2023 IFC debut after LEO launch deal with SpaceX
OneWeb still expects to launch its Low Earth Orbit satellite-based inflight connectivity service in 2023, though later in the year than prev... Continue Reading
flyExclusive becomes first major charter fleet customer of SmartSky
North Carolina-based flyExclusive has become the first major charter fleet customer of SmartSky Networks’ nextgen air-to-ground inflight con... Continue Reading
Satcom Direct invites bizjet operators to upgrade to Plane Simple
Satcom Direct is inviting business jet operators that originally installed the Astronics tail-mount antenna in support of Panasonic Avionics... Continue Reading