Thales aiding airline clients given SITA plan to exit cabin IFC
French multinational corporation Thales says it is working with its airline customers to come up with “the best long-term solution for... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: IFC
Exclusive: SITA confirms it is exiting cabin inflight connectivity
Global air transport communications and IT company SITA, which boasts a proud history in the inflight connectivity sector and counts heavy-h... Continue Reading
JAL 787: cushy for longhaul economy but could use soft tweaks
After nearly three years of being largely closed off to outsiders and tourists, Japan is open. And so, I immediately pounced on a trip that ... Continue Reading
Saudi start-up Riyadh Air eyes world class PaxEx with 787s
Boeing last week made two separate order announcements for its venerable 787 Dreamliner. Longtime flag carrier SAUDIA, it said, would purcha... Continue Reading
Astranis CEO highlights the mobility prospects for microGEO
San Francisco-based start-up Astranis, which is building microGEO satellites for the forthcoming Anuvu Constellation and other customers, is... Continue Reading
Southwest passengers on Viasat-fitted 737 can stream OTT for $8
Southwest Airlines this month will press its first Viasat-fitted Boeing 737 into service, and with it offer a new paid OTT streaming-capable... Continue Reading
APEX TECH to tackle pressing PaxEx questions as IFE and IFC lines blur
The Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX), and indeed its WAEA predecessor organization, has for decades brought together airlines... Continue Reading
EC opens deep probe of proposed acquisition of Inmarsat by Viasat
The European Commission earlier this month opened what it’s calling “an in-depth investigation” into the proposed $7.3 bil... Continue Reading
Press Release: SmartSky patent portfolio expands to protect innovations
SmartSky Networks, LLC, has asked the U.S. District Court in Delaware to add two recently issued patents to its 2022 infringement lawsuit (C... Continue Reading
Condor goes Prime with new business-plus front row ancillary product
How much would you pay for business class partner dining, a bigger screen and more space around the feet in bed mode? With its new Prime bus... Continue Reading
OneWeb postpones inflight connectivity service launch to early 2024
OneWeb has pushed back the planned start date for its Ku-band Low Earth Orbit satellite-based inflight connectivity service to early 2024, b... Continue Reading
Press Release: Satcom Direct offers Dual Dissimilar bizjet IFC
Satcom Direct, the business aviation solutions provider, is adding Dual Dissimilar terminal capabilities to its expanding hardware portfolio... Continue Reading
Viasat talks Delta equipage, April launch of ViaSat-3 Americas
Viasat’s delayed but hotly anticipated first ViaSat-3 satellite is now scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket on 8 April, havin... Continue Reading
Press Release: SES, ThinKom, Hughes enable multi-orbit Gov connectivity
SES, ThinKom and Hughes demonstrated revolutionary high performance multi-orbit service capable of supporting multiple solutions for governm... Continue Reading
Panasonic Avionics sees bright future for IFEC as industry rebounds
Inflight entertainment and connectivity giant Panasonic Avionics Corporation (PAC) is seeing aviation industry recovery take hold, as passen... Continue Reading