Press Release: Air Esurfing to be sole distributor of JetWave in China
AirMedia Group Inc. (“AirMedia” or the “Company”), an operator of out-of-home advertising platforms in China targeti... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Global Xpress
British Airways quietly launches European Aviation Network service
British Airways has implemented a “soft launch” of European Aviation Network (EAN)-supported inflight connectivity service on a handful of a... 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
Gloves are off as Viasat CEO talks IFC opportunities
Panasonic Avionics’ pivot to sell Inmarsat GX as a primary offering for new inflight connectivity business is broadly creating fresh opportu... Continue Reading
Press Release: Air Senegal signs for SITAONAIR IFC, powered by GX
Air Senegal has selected SITAONAIR to deploy its best-in-class high-speed inflight connectivity (IFC) on its new-generation A330neo fleet – ... 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
Exclusive: Southwest Airlines and Panasonic Avionics part ways
Southwest Airlines and Panasonic Avionics have made the “mutual decision” to end their business agreement for inflight entertainment and con... Continue Reading
China market hots up for Inmarsat and Iridium cockpit comms
Chinese airlines’ adoption of cabin connectivity may be relatively slow going at present, but cockpit communications are another matter enti... Continue Reading
Near-term IFC opportunities in China prove head-scratcher
When Air China vice president and general manager, North America, Zhihang Chi, this spring told attendees at the Global Connected Aircraft S... Continue Reading
Press Release: Singapore Airlines A350 with Thales IFEC enters service
Singapore Airlines and Thales are celebrating the entry into service of the airline’s new medium-haul A350-900 aircraft. Singapore Airlines ... Continue Reading
Honeywell strategically positioned as it begins to sell GX to airlines
Several years ago, when Inmarsat selected Honeywell’s bid to build the aero terminal units for Global Xpress, it also named Honeywell a GX s... Continue Reading
Press Release: Avianca starts trial of Inmarsat GX on select aircraft
Inmarsat, the world leader in global mobile satellite communications, today announced that its GX Aviation inflight broadband service is now... Continue Reading
Panasonic IFC pivot taken into account as Southwest studies wifi issues
It wasn’t so very long ago that Panasonic Avionics seemed to be gunning to equip potentially hundreds of Southwest Airlines Boeing 737s with... Continue Reading
Carlisle eager to work with Inmarsat, Panasonic for nextgen GX installs
When Inmarsat and Panasonic Avionics in September announced their new strategic partnership – and expressed intent to collaborate on the dev... Continue Reading
Press Release: Honeywell becomes commercial VAR for Inmarsat GX
Inmarsat, the world leader in global mobile satellite communications, has expanded its global network of Value Added Resellers (VARs) for it... Continue Reading
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