Avionics, comms players divulge 3D printing aspirations
Aircraft avionics specialists and inflight connectivity providers are using 3D printers to rapidly prototype components for antennas and oth... Continue Reading
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Industry has not seen Koito repeat but quick turn orders are a thing
In 2010 Japanese seatmaker Koito Industries’ falsification of test data on as many as 150,000 seats in the world fleet came to light. The fi... Continue Reading
ThinKom sees clear path to supporting LEOs and MEOs with its antennas
ThinKom Solutions, whose Falcon-Ku3030 antenna system was white labeled by Gogo as 2Ku, says it is working closely with current and emerging... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: The state of inflight entertainment, past, present and future
This is an Op-Ed contribution from Laurent Safar, the CEO of Adaptive, which provides mobile inflight entertainment to airlines. Today’s con... Continue Reading
Press Release: GOL becomes launch airline for Intelsat inflight live TV
Brazilian airline GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes became the launch airline for Gogo TV, the former name of our Inflight Live TV service powe... Continue Reading
Premium economy bottleneck creates challenges and opportunities
If you walked around the stands at the colocated APEX and Aircraft Interiors Americas expos last fall in Long Beach, California, you could b... Continue Reading
Panasonic Avionics vows vast IFC improvements with third gen network
Vastly improved data rates. Faster, more responsive Internet. Streaming video and, where permitted, VoIP and video-enabled chat. These are j... Continue Reading
How Google and RailTel are bridging the digital divide in India
A relic of the British colonial era, India’s railway stations are undergoing a transformation. Since 2016, Indian Railways subsidiary RailTe... 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
Thales’ work to grow US footprint is harder with JetBlue pivot
If Thales was surprised by JetBlue’s recent decision to hand prime ISP positioning to ViaSat under a new deal that will see the carrier grad... Continue Reading
Gender diversity plays pivotal role in Boltaron’s growth
Some companies operating in male-dominated fields talk about gender diversity. Others make a concerted and meaningful effort to bring women ... Continue Reading
#PaxEx Podcast: Why Mitsubishi’s internal time clock is ticking
Welcome to Episode 53 of the #PaxEx podcast. Our guest for this episode is well-known aviation geek Isaac Alexander, a freelance aviation wr... Continue Reading
Aireon space-based ADS-B tracking exceeding SITAONAIR expectations
As more Iridium NEXT satellites are launched into low earth orbit to build out the full constellation – the latest batch of 10 satellites wa... Continue Reading
Are women important to aviation? Yes
This is a Lean Into Aviation contribution from IAWA VP René Banglesdorf I think women’s participation in aviation is crucial to its fu... Continue Reading
Air Canada vows it will not cap Internet on longhaul flights
Air Canada is nothing short of thrilled to be rolling out Gogo 2Ku satellite connectivity on its widebody aircraft, and is assuring passenge... Continue Reading
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