Finnair CEO reveals connectivity plan for Airbus A330s
In yet another example of how Panasonic Avionics continues to win inflight connectivity business on a subfleet by subfleet level, Finnair ha... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: In-flight connectivity
UPDATE: Airbus to ultimately uncouple IFE and connectivity on A350
Though we’ve long known that Zodiac Inflight Innovations’ RAVE seat-centric inflight entertainment system was in line for linefi... Continue Reading
Planes, trains, Global Xpress, Honeywell’s Sidelinger leans in
From locomotives, to marine vessels to satellite communications in aerospace, Rebecca Sidelinger has run a variety of different product line... Continue Reading
Sinai Metrojet A321 crash raises questions about Egypt, Russia
After the flight of Metrojet/Kogalymavia flight 7K9268 from the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el Sheikh to St Petersburg in Russia, there... Continue Reading
SES eyes potential direct approach for inflight connectivity
Satellite operator SES is looking to become more involved in the aviation value chain, and move beyond a paradigm that sees it simply provid... Continue Reading
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
Capacity boost coming to make Southwest wifi experience better
What does it take to keep travelers happily connected? A lot more bandwidth, and Global Eagle Entertainment is upping capacity significantly... Continue Reading
Battle is brewing over inflight connectivity pricing
A battle is brewing in the world of inflight connectivity pricing and lines are becoming more and better defined. On one side are proponents... Continue Reading
JetBlue hits major milestones with Fly-Fi rollout
JetBlue took a major step forward in the equipage of its fleet with Fly-Fi inflight Internet this week, putting the first Embraer E-190 with... Continue Reading
Gogo hit-piece shows Fast Company is clueless about inflight wifi
Another day, another idiotically uninformed production from the generalist media about the passenger experience. This time, it’s Fast Compan... Continue Reading
Southwest Airlines’ flight attendants going mobile-ish
Flight attendants at Southwest Airlines are testing out new mobile devices as part of their daily operation. The iPad minis have been distri... Continue Reading
How AeroMobile works with telcos to drop cost of roaming on board
With 330 active mobile connectivity installs and a backlog of 1,239 in the books, Panasonic Avionics is sitting on the quiet giant that is A... Continue Reading
Inmarsat signals strong interest in having US air-to-ground footprint
Having laid out its plan to offer hybrid ATG/S-band inflight connectivity service in Europe in partnership with Deutsche Telekom – and boast... Continue Reading
Astronics demos USB Type-C, the in-seat power ports of the future
If you own an overwhelming slice of the pie in a particular market, do you stop innovating? No, says onboard technology powerhouse Astronics... Continue Reading
Icelandair is on the forefront of weather forecasting with TAMDAR
Since last December, Icelandair has been operating TAMDAR airborne meteorological sensors via a four-channel Iridium-based integrated commun... Continue Reading
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