Thales is on the march in hotly competitive IFEC market
Thales, the second largest embedded inflight entertainment company in the world, is preparing to leverage the strengths of LiveTV to create ... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Global Xpress
AT&T’s inflight connectivity plan betrays global ambitions
AT&T’s newly announced plan to launch a 4G LTE-based air-to-ground (ATG) service in the continental United States in partnership with co... Continue Reading
Honeywell to wirelessly connect more aircraft mechanical systems
Keen to support airlines’ maintenance operations more fully Honeywell Aerospace has launched a cadre of new “connected aircraft initiatives”... Continue Reading
Rockwell Collins plots IFEC plan with new vigor
In 2006, Rockwell Collins famously opted not to develop inflight entertainment (IFE) systems for the Airbus A380 and Boeing 787, which effec... Continue Reading
Air Canada finally announces Wi-Fi plan; taps Gogo
Air Canada executives made use of the Gogo inflight connectivity service on one of its two Gogo-equipped Airbus A319s to finally announce to... Continue Reading
Rockwell Collins focused on end-to-end connection
Rockwell Collins is close to deciding which connectivity service to use as it leverages its purchase of Arinc to provide end-to-end solution... Continue Reading
Gogo to launch global Ground-to-Orbit connectivity
Gogo plans to launch a global version of its Ground-to-Orbit (GTO) superfast inflight connectivity solution, Runway Girl Network can exclusi... Continue Reading
Honeywell to test GX on 757 testbed by year-end
Honeywell is on track to begin flight-testing connectivity hardware to support Inmarsat’s Global Xpress Ka-band service in the fourth quarte... Continue Reading
Will Ku connectivity camp retain its lead?
In 2010, when Inmarsat announced plans to launch a new global mobile broadband service called Global Xpress (GX) and commissioned Boeing to ... Continue Reading
Airlines to tap Boeing’s AHM with broadband connection
Boeing says it is actively working with Ku- and Ka-band connectivity providers to securely interface their broadband systems with the airfra... Continue Reading
Honeywell says it won’t wiggle on bird strike
As inflight connectivity providers work to meet the FAA’s protocol for bird strike testing of antenna radomes on aircraft, some are experien... Continue Reading
WestJet adopts Ku connectivity plus streaming TV and IFE
Industry juggernaut Panasonic Avionics boasts that more than 500 million people look at its in-seat IFE every year. Add over-head monitors a... Continue Reading
Kymeta gearing up for GX tests; Honeywell talks
Kymeta could begin testing transmissions of Inmarsat’s Global Xpress (GX) Ka-band service via its metamaterials-based flat panel Ka-band ant... Continue Reading
Honeywell achieves connectivity hardware milestone
It’s rare when a new program in aviation is able to stay on schedule. Delays are common when bringing new-design products or technolog... Continue Reading
VIDEO: Do separate IFC systems make safety sense?
Now that airlines are using inflight connectivity systems to support both passenger connectivity and certain crew applications, some are eag... Continue Reading
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