Acro expands economy range to fill market niches; seeks Boeing linefit
As British seatmaker Acro continues to develop its product line, it is targeting an increasingly wide range of airline customers, expanding ... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: 737 MAX
Press Release: Asia Pacific airline taps Rockwell for IFC on 100 MAXs
A large Asia Pacific-based airline has selected Rockwell Collins as its provider of nose-to-tail connectivity services for its fleet of 100 ... Continue Reading
Press Release: Kontron announces launch of 737 MAX line-fit program
Kontron, a leading global provider of embedded computing inflight entertainment and connectivity equipment, today announced the launch of Bo... Continue Reading
FAA committee takeaways will shape cockpit comms going forward
Cobham, whose satcom hardware successfully transmitted prioritized voice and ACARS/Future Air Navigation Systems data over Inmarsat’s ... Continue Reading
Thompson Vantage Solo sets the bar for premium narrowbody business
Fully flat business class beds with direct aisle access on narrowbody aircraft will become increasingly important in the next cycle of airli... Continue Reading
As Southwest rolls out Panasonic Ku every tail counts for IFC providers
Now that Southwest Airlines is celebrating delivery of its Boeing 737 MAX 8 (it cancelled last week’s press event due to Harvey), ther... Continue Reading
How Kontron is benefitting from wave of new connectivity installs
Gogo’s big 2Ku connectivity win with Alaska Airlines bodes well for its international partners on the program. Israeli firm Gilat, for insta... Continue Reading
As NEXT rolls out, Iridium vows it will never compete with partners
Inmarsat may be working directly with airlines where it suits the London-headquartered firm, but its main rival in the satellite-supported c... Continue Reading
Race is on as inflight connectivity providers take it to the MAX
If you haven’t noticed already, the race is on for inflight connectivity providers to be among the first to see Boeing 737 MAX aircraft fact... Continue Reading
PaxEx odds and ends: BA brings pain and Ethiopian 767 no longer plain
Just because you know something is coming doesn’t make it hurt any less when it actually arrives. We have known for nearly a year that Briti... Continue Reading
Press Release: Global Eagle Ku connectivity available linefit on 737 MAX
Media, content, connectivity and data analytics provider Global Eagle Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ: ENT) is now offering its Global Eagle’s Ai... Continue Reading
ViaSat has great IFC expectations as 737 MAX with wifi readies for EIS
ViaSat is staying somewhat loose in its messaging about when its new ViaSat-2 satellite will begin actively supporting inflight connectivity... Continue Reading
As Boeing forms avionics unit, where will broadband connectivity fit?
If major aircraft avionics manufacturers are in any way fazed by the news that Boeing is forming an in-house avionics group which will compe... Continue Reading
Indian carriers eye inflight Internet as country mulls removing block
Honeywell’s Boeing 757 testbed recently made a pit stop in India. Fresh off of interviewing Indian carriers plus Honeywell and Inmarsa... Continue Reading
Boeing dispute underscores strength of CSeries product: Bombardier
It’s difficult to remember the last time an aircraft has generated so much positivity amongst passengers, and journalists who have reviewed ... Continue Reading
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