Global Eagle goes all in on connected entertainment experience
Achieving more than 900 installs within a decade is not the stuff that inflight connectivity dreams are made of. But for Global Eagle, which... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: GX
Press Release: Flying Colours completes install of Ka-band on GV
North America-based completions and MRO specialist Flying Colours Corp., has completed its first Ka-band installation on a Gulfstream GV air... Continue Reading
GX connectivity starts contributing meaningful revenue for Inmarsat
London-headquartered satellite operator Inmarsat this week posted robust half-year 2018 earnings, with group revenue seeing a near 5% revenu... Continue Reading
Dominique Giannoni reflects on five intense years at Thales Inflyt
After spending what he calls five “very intense and very interesting years” as CEO of Thales Inflyt Experience, Dominique Giannoni is assumi... Continue Reading
Going indirect with GoDirect; Viasat sees value of partners in bizav
When an announcement dropped this spring that Honeywell will offer Viasat’s high-speed Ka-band connectivity to large and mid-cabin bus... Continue Reading
Press Release: Enhanced GX link emulator supports on-ground testing
Many in aviation are counting on the Inmarsat Global Xpress Ka-band satellite network to gain a competitive edge. However, testing new GX ap... Continue Reading
Inmarsat aviation unit president makes bold claims on Ka pivot, LEOs
Inmarsat is predicting that the international inflight connectivity market will transition from being served by Ku-band satellites to largel... Continue Reading
SITAONAIR eager to work with rivals to remove pain points for airlines
Enjoying fresh momentum behind its cabin connectivity offering now that it can offer broadband capabilities through Inmarsat GX, SITAONAIR s... Continue Reading
Not ready for prime time? When media demo flights go wrong
A well-known line in To a Mouse by Robert Burns states, “Even the best-laid schemes of mice and men oft go awry.” The same could be said for... Continue Reading
Inflight connectivity providers see compelling prospects in India
India’s Department of Telecom (DoT) is expected to formally approve inflight connectivity in Indian airspace by July of this year, after the... Continue Reading
Lufthansa Captain’s log shows near 8-year connected EFB effort
It was the year 2013. Lufthansa Captain Andreas Ritter was flying from Rio to Frankfurt on an Airbus A340-300 that was equipped with the car... Continue Reading
Demand for mobile connectivity persists outside the US: SITAONAIR
Over ten years ago, inflight GSM had a moment, as OnAir (now SITAONAIR) and AeroMobile (now a Panasonic Avionics subsidiary) began rolling o... Continue Reading
Press Release: Air Astana offers inflight connectivity across 767 fleet
Air Astana has completed the installation of Rockwell Collins’ cabin system, which supports Inmarsat’s GX Aviation in-flight connectivity (I... Continue Reading
SITAONAIR details how airline RFP process is evolving for IFEC
The inflight entertainment and connectivity RFP process is evolving, with increasingly savvy airlines realizing “they don’t need a fully int... Continue Reading
With Cathay Pacific in the bag, Gogo’s double-down on Ku clear
If there was any lingering doubt that Gogo has become a force to be reckoned with on the global inflight connectivity market, it must surely... Continue Reading
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