First satellites with space-based ADS-B payloads near ship date
The first 10 Iridium NEXT communications satellites, each bearing an Aireon space-based ADS-B antenna-and-receiver payload on its underside,... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: connectivity
Watch #PaxEx Minute: Keeping passengers safe
Runway Girl Network brings you up to speed with the #PaxEx Minute, which discusses inflight safety, including a proposed AD concerning Zodia... Continue Reading
SmartSky gears up to begin testing new ATG service
There’s a new air-to-ground connectivity provider in town in the United States, its name is SmartSky, and it is promising 98.4 Mbps to the a... Continue Reading
Press Release: Global Eagle and flydubai launch fully-integrated IFEC
Global Eagle Entertainment Inc., (Nasdaq:ENT) (“GEE”) a worldwide provider of media content, connectivity systems and operations... Continue Reading
Amtrak’s much needed upgrade for Wi-Fi system is underway
The only thing worse than not offering Wi-Fi is offering Wi-Fi that doesn’t work. While Wi-Fi in the sky is now seeing a move to high-speed ... Continue Reading
Press Release: SES, Global Eagle ink Ku deals for key regions
SES and Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) today announced further significant Ku-band capacity agreements to help usher in the next generatio... Continue Reading
Radome roundup: ARINC 791, birdstrike retrospective and the future
HAMBURG — After a fairly large amount of radome news at previous events (including AIX itself and APEX in Portland), this year was character... Continue Reading
Press Release: Zetta Jet inks connectivity deal with Rockwell Collins
Zetta Jet has selected Rockwell Collins’ ARINCDirectSM to provide its customers with the fastest internet speeds available through Viasat Yo... Continue Reading
Virgin America sets prices for ViaSat connectivity
Virgin America today announced new pricing for its satellite-based inflight wifi product powered by ViaSat. The solution is flying on approx... Continue Reading
Press Release: Inmarsat and MCN to establish JV for China connectivity
Inmarsat, the world’s leading provider of global mobile satellite communications, has signed a Heads of Terms (HoT) agreement with Beijing M... Continue Reading
Press Release: Airbus Corporate Jet Center to install 2Ku on A350s
Gogo (NASDAQ: GOGO), the global leader in providing broadband connectivity solutions and wireless entertainment to the aviation industry, an... Continue Reading
Press Release: Airbus picks Rockwell Collins as a lead supplier for HBC
Airbus has selected Rockwell Collins as a lead supplier of High-Bandwidth Connectivity (HBC) for the Airbus A320 single-aisle family of airc... Continue Reading
Press Release: SIA taps PAC for personalized IFEC on 787-10, A350
Singapore Airlines and Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic) have joined forces to deliver a broadband-connected, personalized, immersi... Continue Reading
Press Release: Air Astana picks Rockwell Collins for broadband
Air Astana passengers will soon become among the first in the world to experience broadband in-flight connectivity following an agreement re... Continue Reading
Press Release: Global demand for IFC continues to soar
Gogo (NASDAQ: GOGO), the global leader in providing broadband connectivity solutions and wireless entertainment to the aviation industry, re... Continue Reading
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