Qatar Airways makes split inflight Internet decision in face of delay
DOHA: It may seem a little ironic but it now appears likely that Qatar Airways’ new-design twinjets will be the last to be fitted with... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: In-flight connectivity
Aireon confident it can meet industry need for space-based ADS-B
When IATA’s expert industry Aircraft Tracking Task Force (ATTF) tabled its tracking report to ICAO last month, it steered well and truly cle... Continue Reading
FCC gives green light to Gogo’s 2Ku system
Gogo has cleared a hurdle in its effort to bring its new 2Ku inflight connectivity technology to airlines, having received blanket Federal C... 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
Gogo no longer issuing fake Google SSL certificates
Inflight Wi-Fi service provider Gogo is no longer issuing fake Google.com web certificates to block YouTube and preserve bandwidth. “Yes, I ... Continue Reading
Big three Ku connectivity providers are driving momentum: Intelsat
Panasonic Avionics, Gogo and Global Eagle Entertainment “are pushing” the inflight connectivity market with their Ku-band products, and have... Continue Reading
VIDEO: Panasonic and B/E Aerospace seek to Jazz up economy class
In June 2014 senior airline executives attending the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) annual general meeting in Doha were qu... Continue Reading
Qatar Airways signals intent to adopt black box streaming
DOHA: Qatar Airways is currently working with a supplier on real-time streaming of aircraft black box data to the ground, company CEO Akbar ... Continue Reading
Gogo under pressure to use alternative methods to block YouTube
Gogo is under pressure to use alternative methods for preventing airline passengers from accessing YouTube, after a Google executive cried f... Continue Reading
Air New Zealand casts a new net in connectivity studies
Air New Zealand studied inflight connectivity in the past including for its 787-9s but like many carriers, chose to sit tight and not equip.... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Airlines should take control of the mobile payments process
Seven years ago at a banking forum in Europe, a group of future-looking experts predicted that 20% of payments handled in Western countries ... Continue Reading
RGN analysis: QZ8501 weather not as ‘unusual’ as reported
The weather systems above the Java Sea at the time Jakarta control lost contact with Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ8501 look like angry red boi... Continue Reading
Industry running out of excuses for lack of global aircraft tracking
As Indonesia halted its aerial search for Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ8501 for the night, the world asked again – how is it possible th... Continue Reading
Middle East bizjet operators use IFC to improve operations, safety
The aviation industry is abuzz with chatter about the operational and safety benefits that can be gleaned from aircraft e-enablement. But wh... Continue Reading
Toddler flight simulator introduces daughter with dollies to aviation
For decades women have been smashing barriers that hinder them from entering the aviation industry, including the pervasive psyche that this... Continue Reading
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