Singapore Airlines offers real-time seatback shopping on A350s
During the COVID-19 crisis, people have grown accustomed to buying big ticket items online via screens at home. So, it stands to reason that... Continue Reading
Connectivity
One-on-one with WhileFly CEO Yosi Avraham
Portable battery-powered and aircraft-powered Wi-Fi boxes have become — pardon the pun — somewhat of a fixture on LCCs and indeed other oper... Continue Reading
Eclipse Technics scales to EAN-sized challenges
When the Inmarsat-Deutsche Telekom European Aviation Network hit the 250-install milestone this January on aircraft across Europe, the scale... Continue Reading
Azul CEO touts Viasat inflight connectivity as installs progress
When Azul began exploring the possibility of bringing inflight Internet to passengers, management reached out to a number of other airlines ... Continue Reading
United brings back embedded IFE under massive narrowbody overhaul
Way back at the 2014 APEX Exhibition in Long Beach, California, United Airlines’ then managing director of passenger systems, Tarek Ab... Continue Reading
Honeywell becomes VAR for SmartSky connectivity in BizAv
Honeywell has expanded the suite of inflight connectivity services it can offer North American business aircraft operators, after signing on... Continue Reading
Azul offers Viasat-powered free inflight Internet on domestic flights
Brazilian operator Azul is differentiating its service by offering free inflight connectivity, powered by Viasat, on 17 domestic aircraft, w... Continue Reading
ASIP completes ground testing of Bluetooth IFC on Wizz Air A321
US firm AS-IP Tech (ASIP) recently completed ground testing – including electromagnetic interference (EMI), network performance and full fun... Continue Reading
One-on-one with CarlisleIT director Jeff Behlendorf
As a provider of inflight connectivity system integration components, antenna radomes and satcom aircraft equipment kits, as well as aircraf... Continue Reading
China’s APSATCOM mulls new HTS with capacity targeted at IFC
New high throughput satellites with capacity targeted at the inflight connectivity market are under consideration at China’s APT Mobile Satc... Continue Reading
CarlisleIT supports Chinese satcom projects as market heats up
It’s no secret that the Chinese inflight connectivity market is heating up, with multiple satcom solutions already in play, and various air-... Continue Reading
Delta pursues rip and replace as it hands big IFC deals to Viasat
With an eye on equipping nearly all its domestic mainline fleet with enhanced inflight connectivity by the end of 2022, Delta Air Lines has ... Continue Reading
With the future in focus, Global Eagle rebrands as Anuvu
Global Eagle is rebranding as Anuvu, saying that the new name reflects its focus on next-generation passenger and guest connected experience... Continue Reading
BizAv recovery gives tailwind to Collins Aerospace tail-mount IFC
As the business aviation sector shows strong signs of recovery from the COVID-19 crisis — aircraft utilization is returning to 2019 levels a... Continue Reading
Global Eagle open to hybrid, multi-vendor IFC environment
Global Eagle is open to testing a “hybrid, multi-vendor environment” that would see its satellite-based connectivity paired with a nextgen a... Continue Reading