Viasat and SkyFive pact to support ATG roaming in Middle East, Europe
Aircraft fitted with Viasat’s hybrid S-band satellite/air-to-ground (ATG) inflight connectivity solution in Europe could soon roam into SkyF... Continue Reading
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Panasonic flight tests Sidewinder and Eutelsat OneWeb LEO
Panasonic Avionics is putting the Stellar Blu Solutions Sidewinder electronically steerable antenna (ESA) through its paces aboard a Cessna ... Continue Reading
Viasat’s Claudio D’Amico talks JetXP boost for Jet ConneX
Viasat has unveiled major performance improvements — including uncapped speeds, expanded capacity and increased network prioritization — for... Continue Reading
AirFi LEO breaks cover on Atlantic Airways A320
AirFi LEO, the Iridium Certus 100-powered connectivity solution from AirFi, has broken cover on an Atlantic Airways Airbus A320, with a post... Continue Reading
Intelsat keen on multi-beam capabilities of Greenerwave ESA terminal
Intelsat’s decision to invest in electronically steerable antenna (ESA) terminal specialist Greenerwave — as announced last month in a joint... Continue Reading
Gogo to acquire Satcom Direct, offer integrated LEO-GEO IFC
Gogo Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Satcom Direct (SD), a significant and highly respected player in the world of b... Continue Reading
Air France to offer SpaceX Starlink inflight Wi-Fi across fleet
Air France has become the latest airline to turn to SpaceX for its Ku-band Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite-powered Starlink inflight connect... Continue Reading
Telesat fully funds Lightspeed, eyes 2027 for global service
Telesat now has all financing sources in place to fund its global Lightspeed Ka-band Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation. Manageme... Continue Reading
Gogo edges closer to launch of Eutelsat OneWeb LEO-powered Galileo
The hotly anticipated wait for Eutelsat OneWeb Ku-band Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite-powered inflight connectivity appears to be nearly ov... Continue Reading
United Airlines taps Starlink inflight Wi-Fi for entire fleet
United Airlines has selected SpaceX’s Starlink Aviation inflight connectivity solution to power free Wi-Fi on its entire fleet of more... Continue Reading
Delta brings Delta Sync seatback IFE experience to more aircraft
Delta is making good on its commitment to bring its new Delta Sync seatback IFE experience to more aircraft. The US major has updated IFE sy... Continue Reading
Emirates and Ethiopian neck and neck to launch Airbus HBCplus
Airbus says its new linefit, supplier-furnished HBCplus Ka-band satellite-supported broadband inflight connectivity solution is set to immin... Continue Reading
Eutelsat OneWeb takes stepwise approach to Gen 2 LEO network
As Eutelsat Group starts defining its plans for Eutelsat OneWeb Gen 2, the satellite operator has reiterated its commitment to ‘first and fo... Continue Reading
Inflight Dublin studies IFC integrations for real-time transactions
Inflight Dublin, a premier airline content service provider which also offers its own Everhub-branded wireless IFE hardware and software, ha... Continue Reading
SES embraces more visible role in IFC, advances Open Orbits
Multi-orbit connectivity advocate SES is increasingly fielding requests from airlines for it to bid directly for their inflight connectivity... Continue Reading