Wizz Air UK launches trial of free messaging service from ASIP
Budget operator Wizz Air UK has commenced inflight trials of a novel Bluetooth connectivity solution that supports free messaging for every ... Continue Reading
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Rex switches on Intelsat 2Ku IFC plus entertainment with Stellar aid
As Australian passengers return to the skies, regional and domestic airline Regional Express — known as Rex — has officially launched wirele... Continue Reading
Diehl dives into data exchange standards with CANSAS cabin platform
Diehl Aviation has developed a new cabin management system that will serve as the baseline central control panel for nearly all aircraft fun... Continue Reading
Embraer offers Viasat Ka as linefit on E2; confirms Azul as customer
Making good on its commitment to provide airlines with a choice of Ka- or Ku-band satellite connectivity for its E2 family, Brazilian airfra... Continue Reading
SAUDIA selects Inmarsat GX IFC, Panasonic IFE for A321neo twinjets
SAUDIA has selected Inmarsat’s GX Aviation-branded Ka-band satellite connectivity solution and new OneFi passenger experience platform for i... Continue Reading
Iridium Certus 100 now available; will custom IFEC apps be pursued?
Iridium’s announcement this week that its Certus 100 “midband” service is commercially available could be music to the ears of certain infli... Continue Reading
Viasat to acquire Inmarsat, create comms behemoth including in IFC
Viasat has entered into a definitive agreement with Inmarsat to acquire the London-headquartered satellite operator for $7.3 billion, in a m... Continue Reading
Intelsat sees 3Q revenue growth but reorganization costs bite
Benefitting from the continued recovery in North American airline travel, Intelsat reported higher inflight connectivity revenues during the... Continue Reading
Gogo Business Aviation in talks with LEO operators for global IFC
Gogo Business Aviation has entered discussions with Low Earth Orbit satellite operators about offering an integrated air-to-ground/LEO-suppo... Continue Reading
Viasat continues to add Ku Advanced customers in BizAv
Given the amount of talkability around Viasat’s high-capacity Ka-band satellite-supported inflight connectivity service in civil aviation, o... Continue Reading
Iridium confident in safety position despite march of new LEOs
Operators of new and planned Low Earth Orbit satellite networks in the Ku- and Ka-band are keen to support inflight connectivity for airline... Continue Reading
Spirit hones Wi-Fi portal as partners prepare for SES-17
Spirit Airlines is conducting inflight Wi-Fi testing on a limited number of aircraft and, according to its aero ISP partner Thales InFlyt Ex... Continue Reading
One-on-one with Isotropic Systems founder and CEO John Finney
Isotropic Systems is among the cluster of electronically steerable antenna-makers garnering attention from aviation stakeholders, as the bui... Continue Reading
Intelsat talks PaxEx implications of Intelsat Unified Network
Intelsat has divulged further details about it planned nextgen “unified global 5G” network strategy, saying it intends to operate roughly a ... Continue Reading
Bombardier names Collins as connectivity service provider of choice
LAS VEGAS — Bombardier has named Collins Aerospace as its Preferred Service Provider (PSP) to power cockpit and cabin connectivity. The arra... Continue Reading