Skyted comes down to earth with new headset for secure calls
HAMBURG — Skyted’s sound-absorbing solution for facilitating virtually silent VoIP and video calls has been tweaked by management to p... Continue Reading
Connectivity
Intelsat linefit and SB wins see multi-orbit IFC come to E2, 787
HAMBURG — Embraer’s announcement at the Aircraft Interiors Expo that it will install Intelsat’s multi-orbit inflight connectivity solution o... Continue Reading
Discover Airlines pivots from GEO to LEO/GEO with Panasonic on A330s
HAMBURG — German leisure carrier Discover Airlines’ decision to gradually replace the current inflight connectivity system on its Airbus A33... Continue Reading
Panasonic poised to play key role in Airbus connected aircraft
HAMBURG — Airbus has made no secret about its ultimate vision for connected aircraft. It wants to ensure that every jetliner it delivers bec... Continue Reading
Airbus adds Amazon, confirms Hughes, removes Viasat GX from HBCplus
HAMBURG — Airbus has made a cadre of updates to its linefit HBCplus inflight connectivity offering, announcing at the Aircraft Interiors Exp... Continue Reading
Airbus fine-tunes HBCplus Ku-band IFC in advance of AIX 2025
Airbus has progressed in its antenna studies for the Ku-band side of its linefit, supplier-furnished HBCplus inflight connectivity program a... Continue Reading
SkyFive, Diehl, EchoStar and Sequans eye triple-path IFC
German firm SkyFive is developing what it calls a “triple-path inflight connectivity service” which will integrate SkyFive’s broadband air-t... Continue Reading
LEAV teams with AirFi for WhatsApp messaging, IFE and smart retail
Though AirFi’s LEO light connectivity and entertainment solution has broken cover elsewhere, scrappy German carrier LEAV Aviation has ... Continue Reading
Air Canada explores possible LEO augment for 2Ku
Air Canada is in talks with inflight connectivity service providers, including its current provider Intelsat, to understand its options for ... Continue Reading
Neo Space Group with SES, plus Intelsat secure new IFC customers
Neo Space Group (NSG), a subsidiary of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) and a partner in SES Open Orbits, has secured more airlin... Continue Reading
VIDEO: Delta innovates with Hughes partnership, IFEC integration
Celebrating 100 years of service, Delta Air Lines is not resting on its laurels when it comes to elevating the passenger experience across t... Continue Reading
SES and ST Engineering iDirect ink connectivity MOU at SatShow
WASHINGTON D.C. — ST Engineering iDirect says it has inked a memorandum of understanding with SES Satellites to “revolutionize” connectivity... Continue Reading
Telesat to test Lightspeed-optimized QEST aero antenna in 2026
In a testament to the growing excitement in aviation for Telesat’s debut of Lightspeed Ka-band Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite-powered infli... Continue Reading
Intelsat ESA fitted to over 100 jets; LEO/GEO live on most
Intelsat’s multi-orbit electronically steered antenna (ESA)-based inflight connectivity hardware has been installed on over 100 aircraft, an... Continue Reading
Viasat reveals details about cross roaming play, Telesat prep
In reconfiguring its ground network to allow cross roaming between the Viasat and Inmarsat networks, Viasat is able to unlock capacity inclu... Continue Reading