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
Connectivity
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
Breeze Airways vows superior connectivity on A220s as it taps Viasat
US start-up Breeze Airways promises to offer its Airbus A220-300 passengers “some of the highest speed connectivity in the air for the lowes... Continue Reading
SmartSky files suit against Gogo, alleging patent infringement
Inflight connectivity provider SmartSky Networks today filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Gogo Business Aviation, alleging that Gog... Continue Reading
Anuvu builds Ka GEO satellite bridge to hybrid constellation
Anuvu’s recent decision to contract Telesat for approximately ten gigabits of Ka-band satellite capacity — on the Telesat 19V Vantage GEO sa... Continue Reading
Seamless Air Alliance adds airline members, expects new RFP language
Seamless Air Alliance, which now counts JetBlue, Alaska Airlines, Lufthansa Group, American Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, IAG Group, Air France... Continue Reading
SD sees Plane Simple antenna qualified on Intelsat FlexExec network
In the fall of 2018, Intelsat launched an end-to-end Ku-band satellite-supported inflight connectivity service dedicated to business aviatio... Continue Reading