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A Southwest 737 MAX parked and ready to board. The aircraft is in Southwest's signature dark blue, yellow and red livery. The IFC antenna hump is in view, installed atop the fuselage. A Spirit A320 can be seen in the background. Anuvu

Anuvu touts MRO benefits of its inflight connectivity install design

As the aviation industry continues to move towards standards-based approaches for inflight connectivity equipage, Anuvu is making an interes... Continue Reading

L-R: Tracy Trent, President GDC Advanced Technology and Ben Griffin, VP Mobility, OneWeb at APEX

Press Release: OneWeb, GDC to collaborate on IFC terminal development

OneWeb, the global communications company powered by Space, has signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with GDC Advanced Technology. The... Continue Reading

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Aircraft retrofit market readies for new IFC system installs

A wave of new inflight connectivity system installations is forthcoming as airlines prepare to replace legacy kit with next-gen hardware and... Continue Reading

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NXTCOMM floats ESA hybrid concept for GEO/LEO-powered IFC

Having recently secured defense customers for its nextgen antenna hardware, NXTCOMM is once again turning its focus to civil aviation, inclu... Continue Reading

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ThinKom Ka aero antenna to integrate on Telesat Lightspeed LEO network

As Telesat puts the pieces in place to launch its nextgen LEO broadband network Lightspeed, the Canadian satellite operator has forged what ... Continue Reading

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Industry explores EHF bands for inflight connectivity

Satellite operators and satcom hardware manufacturers are presently engaged in serious exploratory work regarding the use of extremely high ... Continue Reading

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Kontron readies for airlines to roam between multiple networks

These days, it’s common for airlines to run data over two different satcom pipes on longhaul flights, transmitting safety and operatio... Continue Reading

NXTCOMM's nextgen electronically steerable antenna shown in three modular parts - the radome, the flat panel antenna and the adapter plate (which would be installed atop an aircraft fuselage).

NXT Communications emerges in IFC with new ESA for narrowbodies

Amid a crisis that has brought the inflight connectivity sector to its knees – highlighted by the recent warning from Global Eagle tha... Continue Reading

Press Release: CIT secures amendment to FAA STC for A320 family IFC

Carlisle Interconnect Technologies (CIT), a division of Carlisle Companies (CSL), is pleased to announce it has received Federal Aviation Ad... Continue Reading

Saudia 777 IFC program progresses; will hybrid terminals gain steam?

Though we suspected as much, Carlisle Interconnect Technologies has confirmed to Runway Girl Network that its new FAA supplemental type cert... Continue Reading

Safran approves heavy investment in nextgen antenna for IFC

While Safran Passenger Innovations (SPI) packages traditional Inmarsat GX connectivity hardware with its RAVE and RAVE Ultra IFE system – th... Continue Reading

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Mulling a possible future of antennas integrated into commercial jets

It may sound like giant-antenna-pie-in-the-sky, but a growing number of aviation industry stakeholders are considering when and if it makes ... Continue Reading

Press Release: GDC delivers highly connected 787s to VVIP customer

GDC Technics, an industry leader in aircraft engineering, modification and completion services, announced the completion and delivery of two... Continue Reading

Press Release: Astronics AeroSat bolsters IFC certs with EASA STC

Astronics Corporation, a leading provider of advanced technologies for the global aerospace, defense, and semiconductor industries, announce... Continue Reading

Moisture under the antenna hood? It’s not just deicing fluid

It may still seem like magic that GORE-TEX jackets are able to stop rain from getting in while letting the wearer’s perspiration out, but th... Continue Reading