Launch of first ViaSat-3 satellite delayed until early 2023
Viasat’s timeline for launching its first ViaSat-3 satellite has once again moved to the right, with the satellite operator saying it now ex... Continue Reading
Connectivity
How NetForecast is measuring Wi-Fi PaxEx virtually in the seat
For two decades, NetForecast has provided Wi-Fi performance measurements for terrestrial and mobile Internet services including for customer... Continue Reading
Inmarsat well positioned as airlines show interest in Airbus HBCplus
With airlines already expressing interest in Airbus’ new HBCplus supplier-furnished inflight connectivity program, Inmarsat is confide... Continue Reading
AirFi to fit Atlantic Airways with LEO boxes for messaging, payments
LONG BEACH — AirFi, which lays claim to being the number one portable wireless IFE provider in commercial aviation, is gearing up to install... Continue Reading
Airbus surprises with pact to add SES on supplier-furnished IFC
LONG BEACH — In a surprise move, Airbus has inked a letter of agreement with SES, paving the way for the satellite operator to become the se... Continue Reading
SpaceX eyes Starlink Aviation inflight Internet kit deliveries in 2023
SpaceX has branded its Low Earth Orbit satellite-supported inflight connectivity service as Starlink Aviation and is urging aircraft operato... Continue Reading
Panasonic Avionics to offer OneWeb-powered inflight connectivity
Four and a half years after Panasonic Avionics vowed to reserve a portion of its GEO satellite capital to support a multi-orbit strategy wit... Continue Reading
UK watchdog flags competition concerns about Viasat-Inmarsat merger
In a testament to the growing importance of inflight connectivity, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has raised concerns that... Continue Reading
Safran’s SPI observes increase in airline RFPs for IFEC
Safran Passenger Innovations, which supplies inflight entertainment and connectivity solutions to airlines, is seeing encouraging signs of r... Continue Reading
Safran offers VICTS-based GX terminal for Boeing linefit, retrofit
This June, at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Airbus announced to great fanfare that it is offering a new linefit supplier-furnished... Continue Reading
Novel fflya system sends live CC payments out the window
Among the many benefits of installing cabin connectivity on aircraft is its ability to facilitate live credit card transactions in support o... Continue Reading
Loon technology to help Aalyria orchestrate better inflight Wi-Fi
Loon, the Google business that sought to provide Internet access to rural and remote areas using high-altitude balloons, is no longer a goin... Continue Reading
Qatar Airways in a u-turn taps Inmarsat GX for 787-9s, plus 737 MAXs
Qatar Airways’ surprise decision in November 2019 to hand a 70-aircraft strong inflight connectivity and live TV deal to Gogo Commercial Avi... Continue Reading
Philippe Carette leaves Inmarsat Aviation post; Steenstrup steps in
Philippe Carette, previously the president of Inmarsat’s Aviation Business Unit, left the firm on 27 July 2022, roughly eight months after j... Continue Reading
SAUDIA to launch new GX-powered connectivity solution in early 2023
SAUDIA passengers should expect to experience “an inflight service that far exceeds what has been available until now” when the ... Continue Reading