Rockwell Collins flight tracking to support broadband feed
In the weeks and months following the 8 March 2014 disappearance of Malaysia Airlines MH370, a number of industry stakeholders grew very voc... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: inflight connectivity
Tech firms try to sell airlines on push notification advertising
Air travel and new tech have seldom overlapped in as many ways as they do now, with the evidence spanning from Google Flight, the search eng... Continue Reading
In restructuring connectivity unit SITA makes lofty ambitions clear
Inflight GSM and Internet provider OnAir has a new spring in its step, and with good reason. In a nod to the ever-growing importance of infl... Continue Reading
ANA expands Wi-Fi equipage; taps Panasonic for Ku on Boeing 787s
All Nippon Airways is expanding its equipage of OnAir inflight connectivity, and has selected Panasonic Avionics to supply Ku-band satellite... Continue Reading
WestJet says Plus seats on its 767s will be true Premium Economy
WestJet says true Premium Economy seating will be offered on the four Boeing 767-300ERs it is acquiring from Qantas to support longer intern... Continue Reading
#PaxEx Podcast: Flight Data Streams and Indian Aero Dreams
Welcome to Episode 22 of the #PaxEx Podcast. Our guest for this episode is Neelam Mathews. Based in Delhi, India, Neelam has been writing ab... Continue Reading
Norwegian wants to move 737 health data over broadband
NEW YORK: Passengers flying budget operator Norwegian in Europe might be growing accustomed to accessing free Internet on board, but the car... Continue Reading
Vueling makes waves with 186-seat A320, Ka-band and lav-galley
Vueling, the low-cost carrier sibling to IAG’s British Airways and Iberia, is making two huge big passenger experience waves: first with Eur... Continue Reading
Inmarsat coy on next constellation, though capacity crunch is clear
Ah, the intrigue. What does Inmarsat have in store for its next constellation? Is it a given that I-6 will simply be the next generation of ... Continue Reading
The Internet of Things, coming soon to an airline near you
As consumers, we’ve started to take it for granted that we’re surrounded by sensors that are connected to the Internet. Our smar... Continue Reading
Gogo connectivity should get faster, but it may not be cheaper
Gogo has never been shy about the value proposition for its 2Ku satellite-based inflight connectivity solution. After signing a deal with De... Continue Reading
Air China tests inflight Internet systems in bid to find best solution
Inflight connectivity provider Global Eagle Entertainment has been trying to crack into the Chinese market for a few years. The company hold... Continue Reading
Global Eagle CEO sees opportunity as Netflix eyes aircraft presence
News that Netflix is looking at having a presence on board aircraft has been warmly received by Global Eagle Entertainment, which believes i... Continue Reading
Flight attendants oppose it but IFC spectrum auction now likely
A $340 million convertible notes offering will give inflight connectivity provider Gogo “the fire power” it needs to participate in a Federa... Continue Reading
Lufthansa’s India-focused ad campaign proves highly effective
Though Lufthansa has served India for over 50 years it continues to be viewed as a strict, no-nonsense German operator in the region. But th... Continue Reading
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