International airlines flying into and over India begin offering IFC
International airline clients of Panasonic Avionics’ Ku-band satellite-supported inflight Internet service are flipping the switch on ... Continue Reading
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Seamless CEO on why new IFC standard is turning point for industry
Seamless Air Alliance, the groundbreaking group founded in 2018 by Airbus, Airtel, Delta Air Lines, OneWeb and Sprint and which now boasts a... Continue Reading
IFC industry evolving to meet changing passenger needs
Aviation industry observers and investors have for years predicted that the crowded inflight connectivity sector would see consolidation. Bu... Continue Reading
IoT of the cabin uses real-time connectivity sparingly: Airbus
Just as connected homes and smart cars have taken off on the ground, Airbus is eager to see this megatrend enter the aircraft cabin. “IoT is... Continue Reading
BridgeComm makes the case for one-to-many tech in IFC
Having recently expanded their partnership to develop One-to-Many (OTM) technology applications for high-speed connectivity, Denver-based op... Continue Reading
OneWeb stays focused on buildout despite hints of second-gen plan
Though it will test an all-digital satellite payload in 2021 with the aim of directing capacity to hot-spots like busy airports, OneWeb is s... Continue Reading
Iridium eyes more Certus partners as new transceiver work progresses
With Certus-supported aviation terminals “on the cusp” of being ready for primetime, and the next wave of next-generation transceiver develo... Continue Reading
SmartSky receives $25m from BlackRock-managed funds; eyes 2Q EIS
Nextgen air-to-ground inflight connectivity provider SmartSky Networks has received $25 million from funds managed by the Global Credit Oppo... Continue Reading
Thales seeks to future-proof PureFlyt FMS for connected future
Thales grabbed headlines in late 2019 when it unveiled an “entirely connected” next-generation flight management system (FMS) that introduce... Continue Reading
Hughes bullish on OneWeb success, prospects for Jupiter platform
Last month’s issue of Satellite Mobility World magazine went for OneWeb’s jugular, suggesting that major investor Softbank’s emphasis on pro... Continue Reading
Saudia 777 IFC program progresses; will hybrid terminals gain steam?
Though we suspected as much, Carlisle Interconnect Technologies has confirmed to Runway Girl Network that its new FAA supplemental type cert... Continue Reading
Collins Aerospace excitement over LuxStream buoyed by 737 flight tests
After flight-testing its new LuxStream-branded connectivity service on a specially configured Boeing 737, Collins Aerospace this fall announ... Continue Reading
Global flight tracking progresses as IATA proposes distress repository
Ten years after the disappearance of Air France Flight 447, and five years after the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 which r... Continue Reading
Iridium Certus IFC proves too lite for airline PaxEx beyond payments
In 2017, wireless inflight entertainment provider Lufthansa Systems expressed an interest in offering ‘connectivity lite’ to air... Continue Reading
Inmarsat has high hopes for fitting GX to carriers across Asia-Pacific
Even as Indian carriers lag behind in introducing inflight connectivity for passengers, there is action in the Asia-Pacific region, which is... Continue Reading
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