SmartSky launch schedule creeps to the right due to radio head
SmartSky Networks has confirmed that its nextgen air-to-ground (ATG) connectivity service will not launch before the end of the year, repres... Continue Reading
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Press Release: Hughes JUPITER System to power SES-17 ground network
Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite networks and services, today announced that SES will employ t... Continue Reading
Press Release: Newtec’s Frayter joins Gilat as regional VP North America
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, announced today that Slava Fra... Continue Reading
Astronics reverses course on AeroSat, consolidating ops into CSC
2019 has turned out to be a year of restructuring for Astronics. The global provider of power, connectivity hardware, lighting, interiors, s... Continue Reading
United First on 737NG begs for hard product upgrade but soft shines
Having taken a first look at United Airlines’ wonderful new CRJ550 interior in the wild earlier in the day, it was time for me to work my wa... Continue Reading
IFC is bi-product of new lifi project; true goal is IFE
A visit to Signify’s Innovation Day in Eindhoven, timed during the city’s Glow Festival, helped to shed more light on the purpose of its par... Continue Reading
Press Release: Inmarsat confirms successful launch of GX5 satellite
Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications has confirmed the successful launch of GX5, the fifth satellite in its... Continue Reading
Press Release: Viasat commends ITU for expanding Ka spectrum
Viasat Inc., a global communications company, today announced its ability to offer enhanced gate-to-gate in-flight connectivity and pier-to-... Continue Reading
Thales builds a connected FMS brain for its next generation avionics
Six years ago, Thales first unveiled Avionics 2020, an advanced cockpit concept designed to display open world information alongside informa... Continue Reading
Press Release: Astronics cooperates with CMC to serve China IFEC needs
Astronics Corporation, a leading provider of advanced technologies for global aerospace, defense, and other mission critical industries, ann... Continue Reading
Thai Airways A350 doesn’t disappoint in economy class
Scheduled to fly between gorgeous Phuket, Thailand and Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport on a Thai Airways Boeing 747-400, I was surprise... Continue Reading
Boeing ecoDemonstrator starts Safran, Diehl and KID smart galley trials
Boeing’s ecoDemonstrator program, first established in 2012, continues to advance in its exploration of technologies that can help make avia... Continue Reading
Press Release: Gilat achieves fastest modem speeds over Telesat LEO
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, announced today that Gilat ach... Continue Reading
Air Europa proves inconsistent crapshoot of an experience
When I booked an intra-Europe flight from Amsterdam to Madrid with Air Europa back in July, I had no idea that by the time my November depar... Continue Reading
Press Release: Ken Sain named CEO of Panasonic Avionics
Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic Avionics), a world leader in inflight entertainment and communications (IFEC) solutions for the wo... Continue Reading
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