Air traffic management: decarbonisation’s low-hanging fruit?
Of all the measures, proposals, technologies and prospective breakthroughs discussed at Airbus’ sustainability summit this month in Toulouse... Continue Reading
Connectivity
Aircraft retrofit market readies for new IFC system installs
A wave of new inflight connectivity system installations is forthcoming as airlines prepare to replace legacy kit with next-gen hardware and... Continue Reading
NXTCOMM floats ESA hybrid concept for GEO/LEO-powered IFC
Having recently secured defense customers for its nextgen antenna hardware, NXTCOMM is once again turning its focus to civil aviation, inclu... Continue Reading
American turns to DirecTV and Dish for inflight live sports and news
American Airlines has tapped DirecTV and Dish to bring inflight live sports and news networks to its passengers’ own devices. Customers trav... Continue Reading
Lufthansa Technik and Honeywell work to gain foothold in China IFC
With the lion’s share of China’s domestic narrowbody cabins still disconnected, Lufthansa Technik and Honeywell are eager to gain a foothold... Continue Reading
SITA to provide Iridium Certus service to airlines and ANSPs
SITA has announced plans to provide Iridium’s next generation Certus satcom service to its airline and air navigation service provider (ANSP... Continue Reading
IIM+ launches multicast streaming for inflight live TV and radio
When broadband Internet is available onboard aircraft, passengers show a penchant for streaming subscription video on demand services. But e... Continue Reading
Anuvu takes homegrown STC approach for inflight connectivity
Anuvu — formerly Global Eagle — has a long history of obtaining supplemental type certificates for variants of its Airconnect Ku-band inflig... Continue Reading
Inmarsat open to partnerships for Orchestra terrestrial 5G layer
Inmarsat’s new plan to add a congestion-relieving layer of terrestrial 5G at busy airport hubs and areas with combined aviation and maritime... Continue Reading
Aireon sees opportunity to monitor more helicopter operations
Earlier this year, Aireon LLC announced an interesting agreement with Norway’s Avinor Air Navigation Services (Avinor) to deploy space-based... Continue Reading
Number of connected aircraft could double by 2030: Euroconsult
Over the last year, inflight connectivity service revenues dropped by almost one-third totaling $970 million, as nationwide lockdowns, groun... Continue Reading
FAA issues AD for 737s fitted with Viasat IFC under specific STC
The FAA has issued a new airworthiness directive for certain Boeing 737-800 and -900ER series aircraft fitted with Viasat’s satellite-based ... Continue Reading
Inmarsat orchestrates plan for communications network of the future
London-headquartered satellite operator Inmarsat isn’t new to the hybrid network game. It has long supported governments with multi-band sol... Continue Reading
Welcome to a TikTok stress test of American’s Viasat system
As several US-based airlines chart a slow and winding course towards low-cost or free Wi-Fi for passengers, or in some cases continue to pro... Continue Reading
ThinKom Ka aero antenna to integrate on Telesat Lightspeed LEO network
As Telesat puts the pieces in place to launch its nextgen LEO broadband network Lightspeed, the Canadian satellite operator has forged what ... Continue Reading