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Air Canada Aircraft with antenna for IFC up close at the gate for boarding.

Benefits of multi-orbit IFC explored at APEX TECH

UK-based aviation and maritime intelligence provider Valour Consultancy recently made a bold prediction: SpaceX’s Starlink inflight co... Continue Reading

Delta Air Lines' Glenn Latta and Hughes Network Systems' Reza Rasoulian at SATELLITE 2025.

VIDEO: Delta innovates with Hughes partnership, IFEC integration

Celebrating 100 years of service, Delta Air Lines is not resting on its laurels when it comes to elevating the passenger experience across t... Continue Reading

United fits Starlink to E175, touts ease of install and high speeds

Moving quickly to fit its entire fleet with SpaceX’s Starlink Ku-band Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite-supported inflight connectivity, Unite... Continue Reading

Aeromexico to retrofit 787s with Viasat inflight connectivity

Aeromexico is retrofitting its Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet with what Viasat calls its “most advanced” inflight Wi-Fi solution, i... Continue Reading

Eutelsat touts LEO aero backlog, addresses Starlink factor

Eutelsat Group expects to start gleaning meaningful revenue in aero from the summer onwards, as more inflight connectivity systems are certi... Continue Reading

A passenger is watching IFE in a business class suite onboard an aircraft. He is also enjoying his own tablet. (IFC)

IFE and IFC poised to converge and transform PaxEx

There has perhaps never been a more exciting time to be involved in inflight entertainment than right now. High-bandwidth inflight connectiv... Continue Reading

Pictured: An IFE display highlighting Delta's streaming partnerships and various content sets.

Delta seeks to gain edge with Thales FlytEDGE, eyes multi-network IFC

Cloud-based content management and edge-caching are seeing momentum in the skies, with Delta Air Lines revealing at CES 2025 that the US maj... Continue Reading

Airport signage touting United Airlines' forthcoming new Starlink-powered free Wi-Fi service

United accelerates Starlink equipage with E175 first in line

United Airlines says it is accelerating the timeline for bringing Starlink broadband inflight connectivity to its fleet of more than 1,000 a... Continue Reading

An Air India domestic passenger is holding a mobile device inflight that says "WiFi onboard"

Press Release: Air India offers inflight Wi-Fi on some aircraft

Air India, India’s leading global airline, today announced it has rolled out Wi-Fi internet connectivity services on board domestic and inte... Continue Reading

Gilat signage at the Satellite 2024 conference and exhibition

Gilat Satellite Networks set to close acquisition of Stellar Blu

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., which is acquiring Stellar Blu Solutions, has amended its purchase agreement with the San Diego-headquartered... Continue Reading

A350 in Airbus livery in-flight at the Dubai Airshow

SPI confirms “recent changes” to Airbus HBCplus Ku program

Airbus appears to be rethinking its linefit strategy for the dual-beam electronically steered antenna (ESA)-based Safran Passenger Innovatio... Continue Reading

Air Canada 787 parked and ready to board. The aircraft is fitted with Intelsat's 2Ku inflight connectivity system, which will support the free Wi-Fi model from May 2025.

Q&A with Norman Haughton as Air Canada preps to offer free Wi-Fi

In a welcome pre-Christmas announcement, Air Canada revealed it is preparing to bring Bell-sponsored free, fast inflight Wi-Fi to passengers... Continue Reading

A Southwest 737 MAX parked and ready to board. The aircraft is in Southwest's signature dark blue, yellow and red livery. The IFC antenna hump is in view, installed atop the fuselage. A Spirit A320 can be seen in the background. Anuvu

Southwest Airlines puts building blocks in place for free Wi-Fi

Passengers are going to demand free inflight Wi-Fi “faster” than most people think, Southwest Airlines’ Matthew Kiesel predicted during a po... Continue Reading

#PaxEx Podcast banner against a black background

#PaxEx Podcast: ThinKom tackles the tough questions as IFC evolves

Welcome to the #PaxEx Podcast, which tracks the evolution of the airline passenger experience and aviation’s sustainability initiative... Continue Reading

Cessna Citation with the logos of Panasonic Avionics, Stellar Blu Solutions and Eutelsat OneWeb on its fuselage. The words "a new dawn for inflight connectivity" are seen above the company logos.

Following Arctic success Panasonic reveals multi-orbit IFC wins

Having successfully completed flight testing of its multi-orbit-capable inflight connectivity system in the Arctic region over Eutelsat OneW... Continue Reading