KLM starts flying Viasat-fitted 737s after installing amid Covid-19
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is now offering Viasat’s high-speed inflight connectivity service to passengers on two Boeing 737-800s and will fit... Continue Reading
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Signs of China domestic recovery boost prospects for IFC providers
As China’s domestic travel and tourism industry shows signs of recovery, inflight connectivity service providers are looking to the world’s ... Continue Reading
APSTAR-6D expected to support domestic IFC trials in China
China’s APT Mobile Satcom (APSATCOM) expects its new APSTAR-6D high throughput satellite will support inflight connectivity trials for Chine... Continue Reading
Satcom players eye China IFC opportunities; will ATG thwart their plans?
Though the Chinese domestic inflight connectivity market is in somewhat of a flux at the moment, that isn’t stopping IFC industry players fr... Continue Reading
Panasonic deploys Gen 3 network to relieve IFC service choke points
With nearly 750 aircraft already operating on Panasonic Avionics’ third generation network, the global inflight entertainment and connectivi... Continue Reading
La Orana to Air Tahiti Nui’s new Dreamliners (and new look)
Air Tahiti Nui has four brand new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners set to fly between Tahiti and Auckland as well as Tahiti and Los Angeles. And whe... Continue Reading
Norwegian rolls out free GX connectivity on 787; MAX to follow
The road to Norwegian offering Inmarsat’s GX Wi-Fi connectivity service has been long and winding. First announced as an unnamed customer wa... Continue Reading
#Humpspotter Alert: Air Tanzania A220 and Norwegian Air Argentina
On Thanksgiving morning, Airbus revealed the full livery of Air Tanzania’s first A220-300 twinjet. Air Tanzania will be the type’s first ope... Continue Reading
#Humpspotter Alert: Air France-KLM A330 with Gogo 2Ku breaks cover
Twenty-one months after the initial announcement, the first Air France-KLM aircraft has been spotted with Gogo’s 2Ku inflight connectivity s... Continue Reading
Air Tahiti Nui delivers pleasant surprise with 787 interior decisions
When a small airline decides to update its fleet and purchase factory-fresh aircraft, it gets a rare opportunity to reinvent itself. The air... Continue Reading
SITAONAIR’s IFC personalization program for Emirates explained
As airlines and suppliers continue to move towards personalization of the inflight experience, one key challenge is delivering consistently ... Continue Reading
Panasonic tackles QoS wifi issues with HTS capacity and new modem
Panasonic Avionics is tackling inflight connectivity quality-of-service issues on United Airlines’ eXConnect Ku-fitted aircraft with the hol... Continue Reading
Ever-evolving TAP Portugal details drivers behind A330neo IFEC choice
Realizing it needs to step up its onboard #PaxEx credentials, TAP Air Portugal will adopt Panasonic Avionics’ Ku-band connectivity sol... Continue Reading
Race is on as inflight connectivity providers take it to the MAX
If you haven’t noticed already, the race is on for inflight connectivity providers to be among the first to see Boeing 737 MAX aircraft fact... Continue Reading
#Humpspotter Alert: LOT, Norwegian, Air Europa humps of note spotted
Over the past couple of weeks, there have been a few interesting and unexpected developments in the inflight connectivity ecosystem. By keep... Continue Reading
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