Tigerair swaps BoardConnect for CloudStore on ex-VA aircraft
In March 2016 Tigerair Australia, the low-cost subsidiary of Virgin Australia, will commence service to Bali (DPS) from Melbourne, Adelaide ... Continue Reading
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Press Release: Global Eagle and Icelandair First Airline in Europe to offer gate-to-gate connectivit...
Icelandair and Global Eagle Entertainment, (Nasdaq:ENT) (“GEE”) announced the introduction of gate-to-gate Wi-Fi connectivity on... Continue Reading
Press Release: Air China renews agreement for Rockwell Collins’ ARINC GLOBALink
Air China has renewed its contract for Rockwell Collins’ ARINC GLOBALink voice and data communications. The air/ground data communications s... Continue Reading
American looks to swap Gogo for ViaSat on 200 aircraft
ViaSat and Gogo are set to battle over fitting 200 American Airlines 737s with the next generation of connectivity hardware. Replacing the A... Continue Reading
ViaSat looks to create capacity faster than demand for aero service
Can bandwidth providers beat the ever-growing demands of consumers? One in-flight connectivity provider believes his company is ready to tur... Continue Reading
Press Release: GoAir selects Rockwell Collins advanced avionics for 72 A320neo aircraft
India-based GoAir will feature Rockwell Collins’ advanced avionics, including MultiScan™ ThreatTrack weather radar and GLU-925 Multi-Mode Re... Continue Reading
Press Release: Panasonic signs contract for Telstar 12 satellite capacity
Telesat, a leading global satellite operator, and Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic) announced today that Panasonic has signed anoth... Continue Reading
More Virgin Australia seat delays raise FAA secrecy questions
A second B/E Aerospace outward-facing herringbone seat installation is being delayed because of safety certification issues — and the FAA is... Continue Reading
New Formation “super-throne” posits business/first questions
Among the myriad products shortlisted for a Crystal Cabin Award is one that caught my first-and-business-class-focussed eye: a new first and... Continue Reading
Virgin America bundles ancillaries again under Power Trip Package
The bundles are unbundling and rebundling again. Virgin America just introduced the "Power Trip Package" taking the ancillary options and ma... Continue Reading
From Sydney to Doha, Fordyce-Wheeler helps airport design take off
San Francisco-based design firm Gensler has named Kirsten Fordyce-Wheeler as design director of its aviation practice. Before joining Gensle... Continue Reading
Press Release: GEE wins best wireless IFE system at Aircraft Interiors Middle East show
Global Eagle Entertainment Inc., (Nasdaq:ENT) (“GEE”) a worldwide provider of aircraft connectivity systems, operations solution... Continue Reading
OPINION: ATC privatization does not advance NextGen
I believe that the current Air Traffic Control situation in the US is untenable. The technology is old, it lacks sufficient resiliency and i... Continue Reading
American’s expanded music partnerships bode well for passengers
Content is king when it comes to in-flight entertainment and American Airlines is shifting course on that front. More for free and more dive... Continue Reading
Press Release: Rockwell Collins’ nextgen MMR to keep airlines flying
Rockwell Collins, the airline industry’s leading provider of Multi-Mode Receivers (MMR), today introduced its GLU-2100 next-generation MMR f... Continue Reading
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