Intelsat positions itself for skyrocketing growth in aero
The successful launch of an Intelsat satellite from French Guiana spells good news for Ku-band airborne communications providers Panasonic A... Continue Reading
Connectivity
Global Eagle makes big data play with masFlight and navAero buys
There is a lot of talk in the aviation industry about how to drive operational efficiencies at airlines by leveraging data from broadband co... Continue Reading
Could a new sort of alliance emerge to benefit passengers?
Delta recently reported a tremendous second quarter 2015 profit, and told investors it is looking to grow those numbers in the third quarter... Continue Reading
Virgin America plans IPTV seatback integration with Ka connectivity
Virgin America’s recent confirmation that it has added a new inflight internet provider represents more than simply a new solution for... Continue Reading
Alaska Airlines begins upgrade to faster Gogo inflight Internet
Fully aware that passengers’ appetite for bandwidth has increased Alaska Airlines has begun to upgrade its Gogo ATG inflight Internet ... Continue Reading
FAA assessing if corrective action necessary for fuselage scratches
The US FAA says it is assessing whether any required corrective actions are necessary after fuselage scratches were identified under the ant... Continue Reading
VIDEO: PTC talks ABCs of IoT for aviation industry
We’ve all heard that the Internet of things (IoT) is coming to an aircraft near you, and that its arrival will herald a major change in the ... Continue Reading
Boeing, Airbus bolster inflight connectivity options on narrowbodies
Under pressure from airline customers to provide factory-fit broadband Internet systems on narrowbody aircraft, Boeing and Airbus have each ... Continue Reading
Lufthansa says coin still flipping on short-haul Internet decision
Lufthansa says a satellite-based connectivity solution is back under consideration for its short-haul fleet. The company, which previously t... Continue Reading
US transcon war heats up as Virgin America taps ViaSat for Internet
Just over a year ago, travelers witnessed the dawn of the so-called “transcon war“, which pitted five airlines in a battle to ca... Continue Reading
Panasonic wins key license to offer connectivity in Chinese airspace
Today’s global inflight connectivity market is only mostly global. China, in particular, is a connectivity black hole for most airline... Continue Reading
Falcon 9 failure deals blow to inflight high-speed Internet schemes
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket this morning suffered an “anomaly” approximately two minutes into flight, resulting in a loss of the ve... Continue Reading
BYOR, bring your own (content) rights, is ready to take flight
The shift from in-seat IFE systems to the bring your own device (BYOD) model is far from complete. After all, nearly all widebody aircraft r... Continue Reading
LCC flydubai to update seatback entertainment via connectivity
Known in the airline industry as having a lust for innovation, low-cost carrier flydubai has selected Global Eagle Entertainment to fit its ... Continue Reading
Aviation industry has never been hungrier for inflight connectivity
LE BOURGET: Metaphors can be hard to translate across languages. And so, as I stood in one of the chalets at the Paris Air Show this week sp... Continue Reading
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