Emirates and Ethiopian neck and neck to launch Airbus HBCplus
Airbus says its new linefit, supplier-furnished HBCplus Ka-band satellite-supported broadband inflight connectivity solution is set to immin... Continue Reading
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SES embraces more visible role in IFC, advances Open Orbits
Multi-orbit connectivity advocate SES is increasingly fielding requests from airlines for it to bid directly for their inflight connectivity... Continue Reading
Airbus lays out ultimate vision for connected aircraft
As Airbus pursues its new linefit supplier-furnished Airspace Link HBCplus inflight connectivity program with gusto, it is working to ensure... Continue Reading
Safran Ku ESA terminal for Airbus to ensure gate-to-gate IFC with 5G
The Thales/Get SAT dual-beam Ku-band electronically steered antenna (ESA) selected by Safran Passenger Innovations for Airbus’ linefit... Continue Reading
Managed service pedigree drives Hughes IFC gains including at Airbus
HAMBURG — Having already burst onto the aero ISP scene as a direct inflight connectivity provider to Delta Air Lines, Hughes Network Systems... Continue Reading
Undisclosed airline inks Airbus, SPI deal to take HBCplus kit as BFE
HAMBURG — As RGN readers are aware, Airbus is disrupting inflight connectivity with its new linefit supplier-furnished IFC program called HB... Continue Reading
Press Release: Hughes signs MoU to join Airbus HBCplus program
Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), an EchoStar company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus to become a managed se... Continue Reading
Thales acquires Get SAT as antenna-maker’s aero footprint grows
Just before the big Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Thales confirmed the exclusive news broke by RGN at Satellite 2024 in D.C. — the aer... Continue Reading
Gilat Satellite Networks details scope of aero work
Though Gilat Satellite Networks did not win the bid to provide Safran Passenger Innovations with the dual-beam, multi-orbit electronically s... Continue Reading
Airbus successfully flight tests Get SAT antenna for HBCplus
Airbus has successfully flight-tested the Ku-band version of its supplier-furnished Airspace Link HBCplus terminal on an A310 MRTT multi-rol... Continue Reading
Emirates looks to expedite A380 inflight connectivity retrofits
Emirates is putting the proverbial pedal to the metal in its bid to bring broadband inflight connectivity to its Airbus A380 fleet. During t... Continue Reading
Airbus HBCplus client list grows including for Emirates A380 retrofit
Airbus’ groundbreaking new supplier-furnished catalogue option for inflight connectivity — known as Airspace Link HBCplus — has been making ... Continue Reading
Seamless’ category system for IFC antennas rates Airbus Type 4
Growing in impact every day, the Seamless Air Alliance’s Architecture/Interoperability group — chaired by Airbus and Boeing — has assessed t... Continue Reading
Safran sits pretty as Airbus breaks vertical integration of IFC
Safran Passenger Innovations (SPI) has ensconced itself in a sweet spot in the inflight connectivity sphere. A decision made years ago to di... Continue Reading
Airbus adds Intelsat and Panasonic as MSPs for HBCplus
After inking memorandums of understanding with Intelsat and Panasonic Avionics Corporation earlier this year, Airbus has firmed up agreement... Continue Reading