JetBlue Fly-Fi going gate-to-gate this spring
JetBlue's Fly-Fi will be available gate-to-gate starting later this Spring rather than only while at cruising altitude. A nice upgrade to a ... Continue Reading
Connectivity
Canada’s TrueNorth Avionics to enter commercial IFEC sector
On the heels of its 10–year anniversary TrueNorth Avionics, a Canadian firm with experience providing connected aircraft solutions for... Continue Reading
Thales STV+ set to fly on JetBlue’s A320 fleet
The JetBlue A320 retrofit project will bring Thales's STV+ product into flight in early 2017. The new system is Android-based and uses table... Continue Reading
Emirates undertakes detailed review of future connectivity needs
In November 2014, Emirates announced a radical overhaul to its inflight Internet pricing model, offering 10MB of free data on most of its L-... Continue Reading
Routehappy inflight wifi data reveal state of global equipage
Demand for quality inflight Internet increased dramatically in 2015, but as international travelers know all too well, wifi is not always av... Continue Reading
Norwegian’s IFEC encounters teething pain on US regional rollout
Just over a month ago Norwegian launched service between three US cities and two French Caribbean islands, continuing its growth path with s... Continue Reading
Air New Zealand casts another net in connectivity studies
Air New Zealand studied inflight connectivity in the past including for its Boeing 787-9s but like many carriers, chose to sit tight and not... Continue Reading
ViaSat pivots to coverage play for connected aircraft revolution
In the world of inflight entertainment and connectivity, the industry has seen what could be considered a serious content play (Global Eagle... Continue Reading
Delta presses FCC to auction licenses for nextgen connectivity
As bandwidth constraints in the sky continue to bite Delta Air Lines is calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to permit the... Continue Reading
ViaSat sees Yahsat move into inflight as sincere form of flattery
Competition is heating up in aviation’s regional satellite connectivity market, with Abu Dhabi’s Yahsat gearing up to trial a Ka-band servic... Continue Reading
Iberia A330 emerges with wifi; part of IAG’s broader #PaxEx plan
IAG, the parent company of British Airways, Iberia, Vueling and Aer Lingus, recently divulged details about its plans for the passenger expe... Continue Reading
Airberlin is first to offer 3G mobile connectivity to passengers
While 3G mobile telecommunications and its successor 4G have been established for some time on the ground, it may surprise some readers to l... Continue Reading
SmartSky leaves industry guessing about its spectrum…again
SmartSky Networks, the company that plans to launch a new 4G air-to-ground (ATG) network in the US, continues to forge key agreements with r... Continue Reading
Deutsche Telekom gets technical about European ATG network
The hybrid European Aviation Network (EAN) connectivity system, which combines ground-based LTE technology from Deutsche Telekom and an S-ba... Continue Reading
Antenna maker ThinKom eyes commercial Ka connectivity space
Just two years ago not many in the inflight connectivity industry were talking about ThinKom. Today the company is something of a darling, e... Continue Reading
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