Press Release: Iridium announces target date for second launch of NEXT
Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) announced it has received a targeted launch date of mid-June for the second mission of ten Iridiu... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: In-flight connectivity
Gogo 2Ku gives ViaSat Ka a run for its money
Why am I awake at 5am on a Saturday morning, headed onto the New York City subway’s E train and out to JFK Airport? Gogo’s 2Ku h... Continue Reading
Gogo 2Ku connectivity impresses on Delta east coast flight
With Gogo rolling out its new 2Ku satellite connectivity system at the pace of about one equipped aircraft per day, the odds of ending up on... Continue Reading
Press Release: Testing of key EAN satellite infrastructure completed
Inmarsat (ISAT.L), the world’s leading provider of global mobile satellite communications, has announced a key infrastructure milestone for ... Continue Reading
Press Release: Saudi Arabia’s Taqnia, Eutelsat ink HTS deal for IFC
Checking emails and social networks, and streaming live content at 36,000 feet are poised to become reality at the end of this year for pass... Continue Reading
Considering the impact of American’s MAX entertainment decision
American Airlines’ recent confirmation that it will not include seatback entertainment on its Boeing 737 MAX fleet – part of a b... Continue Reading
In Conversation: A time of change for the ever-influential Lufthansa
RGN contributing editor John Walton is in conversation with Reuters’ European airline correspondent Victoria Bryan in Berlin, discussi... Continue Reading
In Conversation: New Zealand and the trans-Tasman, with Kai Koenig
RGN contributing editor John Walton is in conversation with German New Zealander Kai Koenig, talking about the passenger experience in New Z... Continue Reading
Flight tests planned for airborne meshed-network concept
Simi Valley, California-based start-up Airborne Wireless Network (AWN) says it plans to conduct initial flight-testing early this year of it... Continue Reading
Press Release: Gilat, Air Esurfing team on Ka IFC for Chinese airlines
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: GILT), a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, announced... Continue Reading
Press Release: EAD Aerospace certified to install GX on A319
Honeywell (NYSE: HON) received European Aviation Safety Agency certification for its JetWaveTM high-speed satellite communications hardware ... Continue Reading
Lufthansa talks brave, new-ish, digital world
“We all live in a digital world and to be present in that digital world is where we spend a lot of time.” This was Lufthansa Group CEO Carst... Continue Reading
JetBlue now offers free Fly-Fi across entire fleet, gate-to-gate
JetBlue has reached an inflight connectivity milestone, announcing the completion of its Fly-Fi fleet-wide rollout. The high-speed Internet ... Continue Reading
Press Release: Lufthansa, Austrian short/medium-haul going online
Send emails from a height of 32,808 feet, shop online while soaring over the Alps, stream videos above the clouds – and all of that wi... Continue Reading
Large-scale expansion of Iris Precursor slated for late 2017
After having successfully demonstrated via test flights that the Iris Precursor satcoms project can fully complement and even potentially re... Continue Reading
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