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Gogo Business Aviation progresses with 5G ATG; eyes hybrid ATG/LEO

Gogo Business Aviation is making strong progress towards meeting its goal of bringing 5G air-to-ground (ATG) inflight connectivity to market... Continue Reading

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ZTE Corporation talks 5G ATG inflight connectivity for China

ZTE Corporation is working to bring air-to-ground (ATG)-based inflight connectivity to Chinese operators. In a recent article published by T... Continue Reading

Senior man, wearing N95 mask, travelling on a commercial airplane during covid-19 pandemic, reading on his personal electronic device, intelsat

Intelsat positions for recovery; share of Delta IFC is wild card

As COVID-19 restrictions ease and passenger traffic increases at airports in key markets, including the US, Intelsat believes it is “w... Continue Reading

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Press Release: EUROCONTROL integrates Aireon spaced-based ADS-B

In a major operational enhancement of the EUROCONTROL Network Manager’s (NM) operational systems, real-time air traffic surveillance data de... Continue Reading

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Viasat sets sights on delivering IFC in and over Russia

Viasat is eager to take a lead role in delivering inflight connectivity to airlines and business aircraft operators flying in and over Russi... Continue Reading

Black and white image of Iridium Certus satellite in orbit over a glowing earth. Image: Collins Aerospace

Collins sees Certus satcom solution as boasting key differentiators

With successful tests under its belt, Collins Aerospace is confident its new Iridium Certus airborne satellite communications (satcom) syste... Continue Reading

Premium Economy is a focus as Delta retrofits 767 and A330 fleets

As the pandemic continues to severely impact the aviation industry, there are emerging signs that some airlines are once again getting ready... Continue Reading

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Press Release: SmartSky partnership offers high precision map data

SmartSky Networks announced today that Performance Software, the leader in safety-critical engineering services and precision navigation dat... Continue Reading

American Airlines Airbus A319 at the gate in Chicago O'Hare Airport

American ORD-LGA A319: tweaks would make stellar PaxEx

Just five and a half hours after experiencing my first COVID-era flight and successfully flying to Chicago for lunch and a beer, it was time... Continue Reading

Press Release: SkyFive’s sister company to connect China with 5G ATG

SkyFive today announced the creation of SkyFive Inflight Connectivity (Beijing) Co. Ltd., an independent sister company dedicated to develop... Continue Reading

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Press Release: Global Eagle taps Eutelsat capacity over North America

Eutelsat Communications and Global Eagle have signed a multi-year contract for additional Ku transponders adding large amounts of capacity f... Continue Reading

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Delta vows to equip domestic fleet with enhanced IFC by end of 2022

Delta Air Lines is vowing to equip nearly all its domestic mainline fleet with “enhanced” inflight connectivity by the end of 2022, after it... Continue Reading

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American LGA-ORD Oasis: unremarkable in a good way

I would have never expected a totally routine flight between New York LaGuardia and Chicago O’Hare to be so memorable and special, but after... Continue Reading

WestJet Wing tip view from the aircraft window of the 737-800. The view is at daytime with clear blue skies.

One-on-one with ST Engineering iDirect’s Steve Moses

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) in 2019 acquired Belgium’s Newtec, a specialist in designing, developing and manufac... Continue Reading

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Press Release: Viasat completes acquisition of RigNet

Viasat Inc., a global communications company, today announced it has completed its previously announced acquisition of RigNet, Inc. RigNet&#... Continue Reading