Press Release: Air India welcomes first retrofitted 787 with new interiors
Air India today unveiled its first retrofitted, twin-aisle Boeing 787-8 (registered VT-ANT), marking the successful completion of a nose-to-... Continue Reading
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Air India taps Hughes multi-orbit primed IFC for tranche of widebodies
HAMBURG — Air India has selected Hughes Network Systems’ multi-orbit primed, high-capacity Ka-band satellite-based inflight connectivity ser... Continue Reading
Press Release: British Airways’ first Starlink flight, a fitted 787, takes off
British Airways’ first aircraft equipped with Starlink Wi-Fi took to the skies today, the first flight operated by a UK airline featuring th... Continue Reading
Qatar Airways becomes first in the world to bring Starlink to 787s
Qatar Airways has become the first carrier in the world to bring SpaceX’s Starlink Ku-band Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite-supported infligh... Continue Reading
Aeromexico to retrofit 787s with Viasat inflight connectivity
Aeromexico is retrofitting its Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet with what Viasat calls its “most advanced” inflight Wi-Fi solution, i... Continue Reading
Qatar Airways in a u-turn taps Inmarsat GX for 787-9s, plus 737 MAXs
Qatar Airways’ surprise decision in November 2019 to hand a 70-aircraft strong inflight connectivity and live TV deal to Gogo Commercial Avi... Continue Reading
Norse Atlantic Airways prepares for takeoff in 2022
A new Viking raider is charting a course across the Atlantic. Following in the footsteps of predecessors including Norwegian, Norse Atlantic... Continue Reading
ANA updates domestic 787-9 with Safran, Toyota Boshoku seats
A decade into the Boeing 787’s service with Japan’s All Nippon Airways, the airline is expanding the premium cabin and installing new seats ... Continue Reading
Press Release: ANA to install world’s first hands-free lavatory door
All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan’s largest and 5-Star airline for eight consecutive years, has partnered with JAMCO Corporation to deve... Continue Reading
Press Release: United adds flights to countries open to the vaccinated
United is adding three new flights to its international network, giving travelers more options for summer travel by flying direct to countri... Continue Reading
Qatar Airways upgrading legacy IFE on 787-8s with Thales AVANT
Qatar Airways is upgrading the legacy Thales TopSeries inflight entertainment systems on its Boeing 787-8 twinjets with the latest generatio... Continue Reading
Panasonic and GoMedia to bring free Wi-Fi to life for ZIPAIR
An infotainment solution that is already available to rail and coach passengers is being tailored to meet the needs of Japan Airlines’ start... Continue Reading
Boeing confirms 787 interiors work will consolidate in South Carolina
It was the fall of 2009, and legislators in Washington’s state capital of Olympia were grappling with an unhappy prospect: Boeing was eyeing... Continue Reading
Viasat divulges IFC-related cost reductions, remains optimistic
Facing the prospect of reduced inflight connectivity-based revenues, Viasat has undertaken a series of cost-cutting initiatives, including i... Continue Reading
United segments 787 fleet, accommodating premium-light sub-fleet
United Airlines’ Boeing 787-8 and some 787-9s were delivered with the carrier’s old business class seats whereas the 787-10 and ... Continue Reading
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