Iridium provides clarity on NEXT terminal development
Following the successful launch of its first 10 NEXT satellites, Iridium is enjoying some nice talkability in the market, both in terms of w... Continue Reading
Connectivity
Aero opportunities abound if Intelsat, OneWeb merger clears
Intelsat and OneWeb are set to merge. The deal, backed by a $1.7bn cash infusion from SoftBank, is valued at $18bn. When Intelsat’s he... Continue Reading
The IoT of of inflight retail is coming, just not at lightning speed
One of the key promises from the Internet of Things in the air has been to provide airlines and their suppliers with improvements to infligh... Continue Reading
Cobham eyes transatlantic airline partner for SB-Safety trial
Does Inmarsat’s secure, IP connectivity for the cockpit, SwiftBroadband-Safety (SB-S), perform significantly better than current generation ... Continue Reading
ViaSat’s high-capacity Ka footprint set to grow from 25 April
ViaSat has inched closer to the launch of its newest, high-capacity Ka-band satellite, announcing 25 April 2017 as the expected date for Via... Continue Reading
Iberia CCO explains carrier’s long-haul IFEC decisions
Despite opting to pair Panasonic’s eX2 IFE system with Gogo’s 2Ku cabin-connectivity service for its Airbus A340-600 and A330-300 fleets, IA... Continue Reading
Cabin monitoring system takes aim at electromagnetic interference
As the number and diversity of personal electronic devices in airline cabins grow, as aircraft increasingly rely on electronic systems, and ... Continue Reading
Gogo 2Ku connectivity impresses on Delta east coast flight
With Gogo rolling out its new 2Ku satellite connectivity system at the pace of about one equipped aircraft per day, the odds of ending up on... Continue Reading
Considering the impact of American’s MAX entertainment decision
American Airlines’ recent confirmation that it will not include seatback entertainment on its Boeing 737 MAX fleet – part of a b... Continue Reading
As new Ka radome market develops, Lufthansa Technik digs in
Since 2000, Lufthansa Technik has offered its Two-In-One-Solution (TIOS) to the market. TIOS is a radome mounted on the vertical stabilizer ... Continue Reading
Flight tests planned for airborne meshed-network concept
Simi Valley, California-based start-up Airborne Wireless Network (AWN) says it plans to conduct initial flight-testing early this year of it... Continue Reading
JetBlue now offers free Fly-Fi across entire fleet, gate-to-gate
JetBlue has reached an inflight connectivity milestone, announcing the completion of its Fly-Fi fleet-wide rollout. The high-speed Internet ... Continue Reading
Large-scale expansion of Iris Precursor slated for late 2017
After having successfully demonstrated via test flights that the Iris Precursor satcoms project can fully complement and even potentially re... Continue Reading
Southwest, GEE, PAC field fleet questions after IFC announcement
How many aircraft are included in Southwest Airlines’ new connectivity agreement with Panasonic Avionics? That’s the question that journalis... Continue Reading
New servers promise intelligent data crunching for IoT of aviation
The inflight connectivity industry is keen to tap into the Internet of Things (IoT) revolution. The benefits of IoT to flight operations, ma... Continue Reading
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