Indian carriers eye inflight Internet as country mulls removing block
Honeywell’s Boeing 757 testbed recently made a pit stop in India. Fresh off of interviewing Indian carriers plus Honeywell and Inmarsa... Continue Reading
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Swarm of NGSO satellites is coming; Inmarsat hasn’t seen the magic
Inmarsat is expressing doubt about the future of some big name industry projects across multiple swaths of spectrum and orbital planes. The ... Continue Reading
#Humpspotter Alert: Air Astana Boeing 767 with GX breaks cover
Inmarsat can finally count another airline as having retrofitted hardware to aircraft in preparation for an upcoming Inmarsat GX Aviation se... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Inmarsat sees demonstrable risks in reseller business model
“History and basic economics tell us that the satellite market is cyclical.” Leo Mondale, President Inmarsat Aviation, suggests ... Continue Reading
Thales eyes new comms capabilities for data revolution on flight deck
Boasting a leading position in Air Traffic Management (ATM) – its installed base of control center equipment covers more than 40% of global ... Continue Reading
Press Release: Thales Alenia Space wins contract to produce GX satellite
Inmarsat (LON: ISAT), the world’s leading provider of global mobile satellite communications, today announced that it has awarded the contra... Continue Reading
Chest-rumbling wave of energy greets connectivity satellite launch
Perhaps most surprising to me was how quiet it was. A steady breeze blew across the causeway at Cape Canaveral and other than a countdown pl... Continue Reading
Norwegian on 737 MAX wifi – it’s more technical than that
Norwegian is quite an interesting case study when it comes to inflight Wi-Fi. It has long been a Global Eagle Ku customer for its sizable 73... Continue Reading
Press Release: Qatar Airways confirms intention to adopt GX connectivity
Inmarsat (ISAT:L) is pleased to note that Qatar Airways has today announced its intention to install Global Xpress (GX) Aviation across its ... Continue Reading
Delta’s ‘Midas touch’ continues for Gogo
The announcement declaring Gogo’s latest 2Ku install deal – covering Virgin Australia’s Boeing 737-800, Airbus A330 and Boeing 7... Continue Reading
Press Release: Inmarsat 1,000 aircraft milestone for IFC backlog
Inmarsat (ISAT.L), the world’s leading provider of global mobile satellite communications, has more than 1,000 expected aircraft under signe... Continue Reading
GX teething issues observed on Lufthansa media flight
Spirits were flying high as we boarded the Lufthansa A321 at Malta, en route to Frankfurt on a test flight for the Inmarst Global Xpress (GX... Continue Reading
Lufthansa to use latest UTAS AID for much more than integrating EFBs
Lufthansa Technik’s selection of United Technologies Aerospace Systems’ latest aircraft interface device (AID) for installation on more than... Continue Reading
LHT details extent of radome plans, predicts consolidation
Readers are well aware there is a lot of activity in the antenna radome sector right now. We know that firms such as Carlisle, L-3 ESSCO, CP... Continue Reading
Press Release: Inmarsat, VT iDirect partner on DVB-S2X tech for GX
Inmarsat, the leading provider of global mobile satellite communication services, has announced a significant advance in the on-going develo... Continue Reading
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