American looks to swap Gogo for ViaSat on 200 aircraft
ViaSat and Gogo are set to battle over fitting 200 American Airlines 737s with the next generation of connectivity hardware. Replacing the A... Continue Reading
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ViaSat looks to create capacity faster than demand for aero service
Can bandwidth providers beat the ever-growing demands of consumers? One in-flight connectivity provider believes his company is ready to tur... Continue Reading
Inmarsat dismisses ViaSat threat in face of global coverage delay
ViaSat is enjoying plenty of talkability at the moment, with its Exede streaming class of service on JetBlue and a portion of United’s... Continue Reading
Reshaping of inflight connectivity sector is inevitable: Panasonic
Analysts at various second and third tier financial services firms in the US often express genuine surprise when they learn that Panasonic A... Continue Reading
Better inflight wifi over North Atlantic is months away: Intelsat CEO
Passengers flying across the North Atlantic are growing increasingly accustomed to having the option to connect to the Internet in-flight. L... Continue Reading
Norwegian reverses course on 787-9 wifi equipage
Just months ago another carrier was excited about equipage of connectivity on its 787 fleet. Today that is delayed indefinitely with unclear... Continue Reading
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
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
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