Press Release: Oneweb to restart launches in December 2020
OneWeb, the London-based communications company, has amended its existing launch contract with Arianespace. Launches for OneWeb are schedule... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: inflight connectivity
US Patent Office denies Gogo challenge to key SmartSky patent
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has denied Gogo Business Aviation’s request for an inter partes review, after the inflight con... Continue Reading
Press Release: Global Eagle launches Airconnect Go 2.0 portable wifi
Global Eagle Entertainment Inc. is launching Airconnect Go 2.0, the second generation of its battery or aircraft-powered portable wireless i... Continue Reading
Intelsat open to Gogo Business collaboration for global tail-mount Ku
Intelsat is still setting its sights on offering a global Ku-band inflight connectivity service for the business aviation community, and say... Continue Reading
Will COVID-19 drive Basic Business class segmented fares?
In financial terms, the seats on a flight are the most distressed of inventories: once the aircraft doors shut, they have hit a hard “use by... Continue Reading
Press Release: Pilatus selects Gogo AVANCE L3 as option for PC-24
Pilatus has selected Gogo Business Aviation’s AVANCE L3 system as a factory option on new production PC-24 aircraft, and has secured S... Continue Reading
Intelsat hopes to retain aero customers despite plan to buy Gogo CA
Will Panasonic Avionics and Global Eagle exit their Ku capacity arrangements with Intelsat if and when the satellite operator completes its ... Continue Reading
Qatar Airways celebrates 100th aircraft with broadband Internet
Qatar Airways is celebrating the launch of its 100th aircraft to feature high-speed inflight Internet, which enables passengers to stay conn... Continue Reading
Press Release: SmartSky sues former radio contractor; eyes 2021 launch
SmartSky Networks has filed a federal lawsuit against its former radio contractor, Wireless Systems Solutions LLC (WSS), after terminating t... Continue Reading
Solving the puzzle of cabin interior supplier configuration management
When an airline or business jet customer specifies their aircraft interior, a huge number of highly engineered — and safety tested — pieces ... Continue Reading
JSX studies onboard physical distancing with ERJ-145 layout prototype
JSX, the carrier that offers the convenience of private air travel at efficient fares, is studying a new configuration for its Embraer E-145... Continue Reading
Press Release: Gogo and GTCR comment on investment by GTCR
Gogo Inc. (“Gogo”) today commented on the disclosure that certain affiliates of GTCR, a leading private equity firm, have acquir... Continue Reading
Canadian upstart OWG to offer wireless IFE via Bluebox
Canadian charter company Nolinor Aviation’s new leisure carrier, OWG, will offer streaming entertainment to passengers when it launches Boei... Continue Reading
Corporate travel and physical distancing: a duty of care?
After past external shocks that have affected the airline industry, corporate travel has usually been among the very first sectors to reboun... Continue Reading
Aerkomm taps ThinKom and Kontron as partners for new Ka IFC system
Aerkomm Inc., the upstart inflight connectivity provider that is working with Airbus Interior Services to install its Ka-band system initial... Continue Reading