Collaboration between Global Eagle, Telesat to fill gaps for both sides
Within close-knit inflight entertainment and connectivity circles, global satellite operator Telesat’s forthcoming low earth orbit (LEO) con... Continue Reading
Connectivity
As SAS sports high-speed wifi in the sky, management praises Viasat
A warm and sunny day in Copenhagen was a welcome backdrop for the first press trials of SAS’s new Ka-band satellite-based high-speed infligh... Continue Reading
SITAONAIR eager to work with rivals to remove pain points for airlines
Enjoying fresh momentum behind its cabin connectivity offering now that it can offer broadband capabilities through Inmarsat GX, SITAONAIR s... Continue Reading
One-on-one with SmartSky Networks president Ryan Stone
SmartSky, which expects to switch on its LTE network nationwide before the end of the year, is prepared to defend its intellectual property ... Continue Reading
Gogo assessing impact of ZTE troubles; addressing 2Ku reliability
Will the US Department of Commerce’s decision to ban American companies from selling to Chinese technology firm ZTE for seven years impact Z... Continue Reading
Questions remain over Seamless Air Alliance
When Airbus, Delta, OneWeb, Airtel and Sprint launched the Seamless Air Alliance at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the combination ... Continue Reading
OneWeb founder Greg Wyler calls for ATC-style space rules
Regulators should look to the aviation sector and apply air traffic control-style rules to the global space industry, to ensure that it grow... Continue Reading
European Aviation Network quietly ramps up despite objection
Team EAN is like a locked box when it comes to discussing particulars about the rollout of the inflight connectivity service on British Airw... Continue Reading
Smiths Interconnect is candid about IFEC hardware opportunities
China recently, effectively, loosened its inflight connectivity restrictions by allowing passengers to use their smart phones in-flight. But... Continue Reading
Skin in the game, aircraft lessor SMBC makes its #PaxEx wishes known
Having committed to roughly $30 million in buyer furnished equipment for the first few months of 2018, and expecting to order $100 million i... Continue Reading
Aviation companies join forces to “smarten up” the aircraft cabin
An eclectic group of aviation companies, including Boeing, Diehl Aviation and Zodiac Aerospace, are joining forces to research how to make f... Continue Reading
Drum beat towards free wifi grows louder: Viasat CEO
Passengers increasingly want and indeed expect a free tier of inflight connectivity, irrespective of how airlines endeavor to cover or offse... Continue Reading
Phasor readies to support crazy ballet handoffs in orbit
Phasor is convinced that once an electronically steerable antenna (ESA) emerges in civil aviation that has the ability to support “dua... Continue Reading
Southwest Airlines’ dual-source connectivity plan now in play
Having opted to take a dual-source approach to inflight connectivity, Southwest Airlines is now flying with aircraft that have been fitted w... Continue Reading
Stakeholders make pointed remarks as flat panel competition hots up
As inflight connectivity stakeholders study their options for flat panel, electronically steerable antennas, the hardware providers and othe... Continue Reading
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