Satcom Direct, now branded SD, broadens portfolio for bizav IFC
Commercial airline passengers increasingly expect to step on board and connect their smart phone, tablet or laptop to the Internet. This dem... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: In-flight connectivity
Press Release: Global Eagle and flydubai launch fully-integrated IFEC
Global Eagle Entertainment Inc., (Nasdaq:ENT) (“GEE”) a worldwide provider of media content, connectivity systems and operations... Continue Reading
Press Release: SES, Global Eagle ink Ku deals for key regions
SES and Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) today announced further significant Ku-band capacity agreements to help usher in the next generatio... Continue Reading
Consistency or capacity for connectivity? Both please
Does capacity or consistency drive the passenger experience in the connectivity space? The answer, of course, is "yes." But do the suppliers... Continue Reading
Press Release: Panasonic Avionics brings inflight connectivity to its 1000th aircraft
Panasonic Avionics today confirmed that over 1,000 commercial aircraft are operating on its Global Communications Services network. Panasoni... Continue Reading
From vaporware to real world: the Crystal Cabin Awards, analysed
The Crystal Cabin Awards, presented by the Hamburg Aviation Cluster at the Aircraft Interiors Expo each April, showcase the passenger experi... Continue Reading
Boeing eyes nextgen lighting, projection technology for cabins
Among the pioneers of LED mood lighting for aircraft cabins, Boeing introduced a step change with its Sky Interior for the 737 and dramatic ... Continue Reading
Mega #PaxEx event in Singapore will shape APEX Expo’s future
A lot is riding on the successful colocation of the mega #PaxEx event that will combine Aircraft Interiors Expo with the Airline Passenger E... Continue Reading
Airberlin is first to offer 3G mobile connectivity to passengers
While 3G mobile telecommunications and its successor 4G have been established for some time on the ground, it may surprise some readers to l... Continue Reading
Boeing’s Rachelle Ornan-Stone: from Space Camp to Starliner
Dr Rachelle Ornan-Stone wanted to be an astronaut when she grew up. Instead, she’s the Regional Director of Cabin Experience and Revenue Ana... Continue Reading
SmartSky leaves industry guessing about its spectrum…again
SmartSky Networks, the company that plans to launch a new 4G air-to-ground (ATG) network in the US, continues to forge key agreements with r... Continue Reading
Antenna maker ThinKom eyes commercial Ka connectivity space
Just two years ago not many in the inflight connectivity industry were talking about ThinKom. Today the company is something of a darling, e... Continue Reading
KLM’s Boeing 787 offers new cabins, connectivity
As the latest airline to place Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner into service KLM had the opportunity to revisit its inflight product and set a ... Continue Reading
United lets passengers purchase wifi using MileagePlus points
The latest step in United’s upgrades to its wifi portal solution is live and it brings a new angle to the purchase process: customers ... Continue Reading
Ookla speedtest proves less than perfect inflight Internet measure
In the wake of Gogo’s media flights on its Boeing 737-500 testbed (the “Jimmy Ray”) to test its 2Ku system — which CEO Michael Small quipped... Continue Reading
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