Air France-KLM CEO won’t let personal concerns stop IFC rollout
NEW YORK: Air France has been going through a fair bit of change recently. Just a few months ago, the airline rolled out its new widebody ca... Continue Reading
Connectivity
Air France forges IFC deal with telco; a sign of things to come?
Last week, Air France published a press release announcing it plans to offer inflight connectivity on two short- and medium-haul Airbus A320... Continue Reading
Inmarsat makes headway on new air-to-ground service for Europe
For the last several years US airlines have been able to avail themselves of a relatively simple air-to-ground (ATG)-based inflight Internet... Continue Reading
Cathay among carriers adopting Arconics’ e-enablement solutions
When Apple released the first iPad in 2010 some airlines and pilots dashed out and immediately bought the devices and electronic chart apps ... Continue Reading
EasyJet to hold back on Wi-Fi until price drops and quality improves
EasyJet believes inflight Wi-Fi will be the norm within a few years but is in no hurry to install it, preferring instead to wait for the pri... Continue Reading
JetBlue aims to complete Internet installs on E-190s in 1H 2016
US carriers continue to make headway in equipping their full fleets with inflight connectivity. Delta Air Lines’ provider, Gogo, today... Continue Reading
Full aircraft e-Enablement will take 5-plus years: industry expert
NEWPORT BEACH: Inflight connectivity consultant Michael Planey has been bridging the gap between engineering and marketing for his airline c... Continue Reading
Thales to scale down antenna radome for 70-seat regional jets
Looking to provide inflight connectivity on smaller regional jets? Outside of Gogo’s air-to-ground (ATG) offering in the US and Canada... Continue Reading
New planning tool helps airlines budget for satellite capacity
How do you plan where to point the spot beams of a satellite? How do you estimate bandwidth consumption for any given aircraft, route or air... Continue Reading
Gogo happy to talk AT&T spectrum after telco bails on IFC
Gogo has expressed a willingness to talk with AT&T about potentially leasing the company’s C and D spectrum blocks of Wireless Communica... Continue Reading
El Al’s launch of Ka-band connectivity expected for summer 2015
ViaSat is “on track” with the critical design review (CDR) of its supplemental type certification package for Ka-band inflight connectivity ... Continue Reading
Exclusive: AT&T no longer interested in inflight connectivity
AT&T has opted not to jump into the inflight connectivity game after all, RGN can reveal. AT&T – which had planned to launch a... Continue Reading
Emirates faces hurdles in offering free, robust inflight Internet
A world where inflight Internet access is offered free of charge just took a fairly substantial step towards becoming reality, as Emirates a... Continue Reading
In-seat power leader Astronics ready to defend IP in aviation
Walking the floor of the recent APEX Expo, one couldn’t help but observe that a number of companies are eager to crack into the smokin... Continue Reading
Boeing not interested in being inflight Internet provider again
Boeing famously exited the service side of inflight connectivity when it shuttered its Connexion by Boeing unit at the end of 2006. The airf... Continue Reading
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