KLM offers Viasat-powered free Wi-Fi on European flights
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, a longtime customer of Viasat inflight connectivity for its narrowbody and regional aircraft, has started offering... Continue Reading
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Immfly targets budget airlines with OneWeb LEO IFC, Gogo antenna
Immfly intends to add “aero ISP” to its list of proficiencies. The Spanish digital services and wireless IFE firm has announced plans to off... Continue Reading
SES flags risk when airlines ‘hand over keys’ to Starlink
With a slew of top tier airline customers under its wing — including, as of this week, Lufthansa Group — SpaceX’s Starlink Low Earth Orbit (... Continue Reading
Lufthansa Group hands massive fleet-wide IFC contract to Starlink
In a surprise announcement, Lufthansa Group has selected SpaceX’s Starlink Ku-band Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite-supported inflight connec... Continue Reading
Qatar Airways becomes first in the world to bring Starlink to 787s
Qatar Airways has become the first carrier in the world to bring SpaceX’s Starlink Ku-band Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite-supported infligh... Continue Reading
American begins phased rollout of free Wi-Fi, including for new 787s
American Airlines is making good on its commitment to launch free Wi-Fi for loyalty members, with a phased rollout now in motion in partners... Continue Reading
SES targets thousands of additional tails for IFC partnership model
Having secured a raft of top-tier airlines as full-fleet customers, SpaceX’s Starlink Ku-band Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite-powered inflig... Continue Reading
Hughes positions newly acquired Anderson as hub for rapid prototyping
Anderson Connectivity, the agile innovator that was recently snatched up by Hughes Network Systems, is being positioned as a hub for rapid p... Continue Reading
AJet Boeing 737 MAX gets fitted with connectivity from TCI
Turkish low-cost airline AJet has started rolling out TCI Aircraft Interiors’ multi-orbit capable Ka-band inflight connectivity system on it... Continue Reading
Avianca rolls out SES multi-orbit IFC on A320 Family twinjets
Avianca is in the process of installing SES’s multi-orbit, ESA-based inflight connectivity solution on its Airbus A320 Family aircraft, and ... Continue Reading
Safran agrees to sell IFEC unit to private equity firm Kingswood
Safran has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its inflight entertainment and connectivity division, Safran Passenger Innovations (S... Continue Reading
EPFD limits in the spotlight as ITU selects Shanghai for WRC-27
Will the United Nations’ International Telecommunications Union (ITU) ultimately relax the regulatory requirements governing Equivalent Powe... Continue Reading
Delta RJs near completion of Delta Sync free Wi-Fi equipage
Passengers flying aboard Delta Air Lines’ regional jets will soon have reason to rejoice. By early next year, the US major expects to ... Continue Reading
Gilat pleased with ESA take-up as airlines roll out multi-orbit IFC
Gilat Satellite Networks has shipped hundreds of its Gilat Stellar Blu ‘Sidewinder’ multi-orbit electronically steerable antennas (ESA) to c... Continue Reading
Emirates confirms fleet-wide deal for Starlink-powered free Wi-Fi
Though the rumors have been flying since early this year, Emirates today officially confirmed at the Dubai Airshow that it’s going fleet-wid... Continue Reading