United Airlines to adopt single interface for disparate wifi services
United Airlines soon will no longer use the Gogo payment system for wifi. The move affects more than 100 aircraft (the vast majority are 70-... Continue Reading
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SIA makes POWER-ful PE statement; will it extend to A350-900ULR?
DELHI: As airlines get a breather from plunging oil prices and tech-savvy, mid-level managers accept the fact that their ‘road warrior... Continue Reading
Telefonix seeks to snatch Kontron’s crown in wireless space
Inflight entertainment and connectivity is an incestuous business. It’s not uncommon for managers to jump ship to rival firms – or leave the... Continue Reading
Press Release: SIA partners with Panasonic on companion app
Singapore Airlines and Panasonic Avionics Corporation are launching the industry’s first companion mobile app. The app is an intelligent, pe... Continue Reading
Press Release: Panasonic and Rovi to bring enhanced live TV programming info to passengers
Rovi Corporation and Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic) today announced a strategic collaboration in which Panasonic will use Rovi’s... Continue Reading
Press Release: Zodiac Aerospace IFEC available for line fit on A350 XWB
Zodiac Aerospace’s Zodiac Inflight Innovations’ RAVE™ Centric IFEC is now a linefit option on the Airbus A350 XWB. “This represents a key mi... Continue Reading
Press Release: Global Eagle unveils three-axis Ku antenna at AIX
Global Eagle Entertainment Inc. (“GEE”), a market-leading media and connectivity provider to the travel industry, today unveiled... Continue Reading
Rockwell gunning for competitive edge in single-aisle IFEC market
Having mopped up the avionics business across Boeing’s next gen aircraft portfolio, including on the 787 and 777X, Rockwell Collins would se... Continue Reading
The Internet of Things, coming soon to an airline near you
As consumers, we’ve started to take it for granted that we’re surrounded by sensors that are connected to the Internet. Our smar... Continue Reading
Southwest Airlines eyes next steps for improving inflight Wi-Fi
Southwest Airlines has no intention of remaining idle as next generation inflight connectivity technology comes to market. The carrier, whic... Continue Reading
Industry progresses in effort to streamline IFE-seat testing
Aircraft seat makers and IFE manufacturers are progressing in their efforts to streamline certification testing of seats integrated with ele... Continue Reading
Airlines begin to offer MB packages of data via Ku connectivity
Very close observers of the inflight connectivity sector were surprised late last year when airberlin announced it will equip virtually its ... Continue Reading
Zodiac seat delays underscore broader constraint in supply chain
Zodiac Aerospace’s revelation that it encountered some difficulty in delivering premium seats on-time to American Airlines’ initial Bo... Continue Reading
IATA submits aircraft tracking recommendations to ICAO
GENEVA: An expert task force established by the International Air Transport Association in the wake of the tragic disappearance of Malaysia ... Continue Reading
Boeing urges airlines to be vigilant of cyber security threats
LONDON: Airline bosses ignore cyber security concerns at their peril, and must ensure that thorough mitigation plans are in place to deal wi... Continue Reading
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