China market hots up for Inmarsat and Iridium cockpit comms
Chinese airlines’ adoption of cabin connectivity may be relatively slow going at present, but cockpit communications are another matter enti... Continue Reading
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IATA aims to make invisible turbulence trackable through crowdsourcing
IATA has launched a new platform that will give airlines greater visibility into one of the more significant yet unpredictable hazards they ... Continue Reading
Near-term IFC opportunities in China prove head-scratcher
When Air China vice president and general manager, North America, Zhihang Chi, this spring told attendees at the Global Connected Aircraft S... Continue Reading
Finnair begins analyzing Viasat IFC data with portal focus
With its rollout of Viasat-provided Ka-band inflight Internet operating over much of Europe via the Eutelsat KA-SAT satellite, Finnair is in... Continue Reading
Honeywell strategically positioned as it begins to sell GX to airlines
Several years ago, when Inmarsat selected Honeywell’s bid to build the aero terminal units for Global Xpress, it also named Honeywell a GX s... Continue Reading
Panasonic IFC pivot taken into account as Southwest studies wifi issues
It wasn’t so very long ago that Panasonic Avionics seemed to be gunning to equip potentially hundreds of Southwest Airlines Boeing 737s with... Continue Reading
#Humpspotter Alert: Air Tanzania A220 and Norwegian Air Argentina
On Thanksgiving morning, Airbus revealed the full livery of Air Tanzania’s first A220-300 twinjet. Air Tanzania will be the type’s first ope... Continue Reading
Seamless Air Alliance continues member growth, agrees framework
Having only been gathering new members since June, the pieces of the puzzle that the Seamless Air Alliance needs to fulfill its goals are no... Continue Reading
Carlisle eager to work with Inmarsat, Panasonic for nextgen GX installs
When Inmarsat and Panasonic Avionics in September announced their new strategic partnership – and expressed intent to collaborate on the dev... Continue Reading
#Humpspotter Alert: Saudia A320 emerges with hybrid IFC plus seatback
In a rather quiet announcement released only in Arabic, Saudia has officially placed into service the newest entrant into the inflight conne... Continue Reading
SmartSky Networks impresses during flight demo as launch date nears
It’s not uncommon to hear certain inflight connectivity service providers promise an at-home or office experience in the sky. But exec... Continue Reading
ThinKom eyes near-term commercial airline launch of Ka-band antenna
When Gogo early this year revealed it was grappling with the problem of deicing fluid seeping under antenna radomes, ThinKom Solutions’ Ku30... Continue Reading
Viasat shares narrowbody IFC growth expectation for North America
Suggesting it has secured 20% of the narrowbody inflight connectivity market in North America, Viasat believes it can grow its market share ... Continue Reading
Panasonic Weather Solutions receives soft landing with FLYHT
Having made a strategic decision to focus on its proficiencies in aircraft cabins, Panasonic Avionics recently sold its Panasonic Weather So... Continue Reading
Moisture under the antenna hood? It’s not just deicing fluid
It may still seem like magic that GORE-TEX jackets are able to stop rain from getting in while letting the wearer’s perspiration out, but th... Continue Reading
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