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
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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
Intelsat and Panasonic benefit as Airbus expands HBCplus
When Airbus launched its Airspace Link HBCplus linefit supplier-furnished inflight connectivity programme in 2022, naming Inmarsat (now Vias... Continue Reading
ThinKom Ka2517 in the home stretch for Boeing linefit offerability
ThinKom Solutions says it’s in the home stretch to receiving linefit offerability for its ThinAir Ka2517 VICTS antenna as buyer furnis... Continue Reading
Press Release: Ethiopian picks Airbus Ka HBCplus for four new A350s
Revealed at Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) in Hamburg, Ethiopian Airlines will equip its four new A350-1000s with Airbus’ integrated satellit... Continue Reading
Press Release: HBCplus prepares to further expand its offer for airlines
Since the launch of the Airspace Link HBCplus solution at AIX 2022 with partners Inmarsat and Safran Passenger Innovations (SPI), Airbus has... Continue Reading
Press Release: Emirates becomes launch customer for Airbus HBCplus
Emirates will become the first airline to operate Airbus’ HBCplus agnostic satcom connectivity solution following its line-fit selection to ... Continue Reading