Gogo 2Ku gives ViaSat Ka a run for its money
Why am I awake at 5am on a Saturday morning, headed onto the New York City subway’s E train and out to JFK Airport? Gogo’s 2Ku h... Continue Reading
Connectivity
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
Western Aircraft on how it’s rolling out 4G IFC on Falcon 2000 jets
Expecting to have its Gogo Biz 4G air-to-ground (ATG) connectivity solution operational during the first half of this year, Gogo has added W... Continue Reading
Lufthansa talks brave, new-ish, digital world
“We all live in a digital world and to be present in that digital world is where we spend a lot of time.” This was Lufthansa Group CEO Carst... 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
PaxEx 2017: A year of delivery for new connectivity systems
For several years, it has been feeling like every year is a significant one for inflight connectivity, but even for this fast-paced end of t... Continue Reading
Emirates IT exec on why data is the new oil for the airline
How does data mining play into airline marketing and operations? Runway Girl Network recently sat down with Emirates SVP IT Strategic Servic... Continue Reading
Journalists factor in dynamic GX government connectivity offering
Early in December, aeronautical satellite communications company AERO-SATCOM announced it has been appointed a value added reseller for Inma... Continue Reading
Inmarsat, Panasonic seek to displace Yonder and ATG in bizav
Though they share little in common in terms of approach, rivals Inmarsat and Panasonic Avionics have remarkably similar goals for business a... Continue Reading
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