Iridium confident in safety position despite march of new LEOs
Operators of new and planned Low Earth Orbit satellite networks in the Ku- and Ka-band are keen to support inflight connectivity for airline... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Cabin Connectivity
Bombardier names Collins as connectivity service provider of choice
LAS VEGAS — Bombardier has named Collins Aerospace as its Preferred Service Provider (PSP) to power cockpit and cabin connectivity. The arra... Continue Reading
Iridium eyes FANS flight trials for Certus in 2022/23
Iridium’s work to ensure its new Certus global satcom service is validated for aircraft safety communications is progressing, though t... Continue Reading
Inmarsat to stop supporting Swift64 by year-end, Aero H/I in 2023
Inmarsat will stop supporting Swift64 service at the end of this year and is planning a December 2023 end date for its Aero H/I service, the... Continue Reading
Delta to diversify IFC provider base; amends pact with Gogo
Delta Air Lines has informed Gogo that it plans to diversify its inflight connectivity provider base in order to generate competition betwee... Continue Reading
Inmarsat has high hopes for fitting GX to carriers across Asia-Pacific
Even as Indian carriers lag behind in introducing inflight connectivity for passengers, there is action in the Asia-Pacific region, which is... Continue Reading
OneWeb aims to disrupt IFC; pursues linefit with Airbus and Boeing
A few years away from launching Ku-band aero service over a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation of satellites, OneWeb is working to secure l... Continue Reading
Honeywell works with Inmarsat to make black box in the cloud a reality
Honeywell Aerospace recently partnered with Curtiss-Wright Corp to reinvent the aircraft cockpit voice recorder (CVR) and flight data record... Continue Reading
Press Release: Iridium names Gogo a VAM for Certus terminals
Iridium Communications Inc. has announced Gogo as the newest value-added manufacturer (VAM) for Iridium Certus aviation terminals. Gogo has ... Continue Reading
Press Release: Kontron and CarlisleIT form strategic IFEC partnership
Kontron, a leading global provider of embedded computing inflight entertainment and connectivity (IFE&C) equipment, today announced a st... Continue Reading
SITAONAIR details how airline RFP process is evolving for IFEC
The inflight entertainment and connectivity RFP process is evolving, with increasingly savvy airlines realizing “they don’t need a fully int... 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
Press Release: FCC clears Airborne Wireless Network to test concept
Airborne Wireless Network (OTCQB: ABWN) today provided an update and preliminary timeline on its “Proof of Concept Aircraft Flight-Tes... Continue Reading
AeroMobile expands globally, awaits US voice ruling
With an increasing number of airlines installing inflight connectivity on their aircraft, wifi has become the default method of getting onli... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: The integration of connectivity and cabin environments
This is an Op-Ed contribution from Werner Lieberherr, executive vice president and chief operating officer, Interior Systems for Rockwell Co... Continue Reading
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