inflight connectivity Archives - Page 7 of 187 - Runway GirlRunway Girl

Handshake of two business people in the office.

Press Release: Viasat acquisition of Inmarsat proceeds to close

Viasat Inc., a global communications company, and Inmarsat, a leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, today ann... Continue Reading

The top of a JSX aircraft shows the connectivity antenna for the aircraft. It operates SpaceX starlink connectivity.

SpaceX teases disruption with frictionless Wi-Fi

As SpaceX customer JSX offers its passengers a complimentary — and notably, a frictionless and portal-free — streaming class of Internet ser... Continue Reading

A man and a woman are working on connected devices in a private aircraft. An unlimited data plan is now available to Vista customers.

Press Release: Raytheon to bring unlimited data plan to Vista customers

Raytheon Technologies’ Collins Aerospace business today announced its plan to bring unlimited data to the customers of Vista, a leading priv... Continue Reading

SmartSky LITE antenna system is being installed on the underbelly of the aircraft.

Press Release: SmartSky STC covers streaming LITE system on Lear 60

SmartSky Networks, the leading provider of inflight air-to-ground (ATG) connectivity for business aviation, today announced it has been gran... Continue Reading

Bombardier Challenger 3500 in-flight over mountains. This aircraft will now offer Iridium Certus satcom as baseline, according to Bombardier.

Light nextgen satcom powered by Iridium or Inmarsat has arrived

It is perhaps an understatement to say the inflight connectivity market is fiercely competitive right now. Not only are incumbent aero ISPs ... Continue Reading

Delta versus Alaska on each carrier’s Boeing 737-900ER

With US airlines offering generous ticket flexibility in a post-Covid world, I find myself splitting trips between multiple airlines more th... Continue Reading

SmartSky antenna system up close on the Falcon 2000EX under the STC secured by West Star Aviation

Press Release: West Star completes SmartSky STC on Falcon 2000

SmartSky Networks, the leading provider of inflight air-to-ground (ATG) connectivity for business aviation, today announced that it has been... Continue Reading

A JSX ERJ with SpaceX's Starlink inflight connectivity system installed

JSX fits entire active fleet with Starlink inflight connectivity

Hop-on jet carrier JSX has become the first operator to fit its fleet with SpaceX’s new Ku-band Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite-powered infl... Continue Reading

Supernal cabin concept shows a futuristic version of an eVOTL

Press Release: Supernal, Inmarsat partner on AAM vehicle connectivity

Supernal and Inmarsat announced a partnership to define the application of satellite connectivity in Advanced Air Mobility (AAM). Together, ... Continue Reading

Looking out the window of a Boeing 787 widebody as it flies above a city. The jet engine of the aircraft is in view.

Bandwidth and other barriers stymie connected D2C/IFE on widebodies

The Bring Your Own License (BYOL) streaming inflight entertainment model — also known in some circles as connected direct-to-consumer IFE or... Continue Reading

Woman seated in an aircraft cabin, enjoying her device

Press Release: Bell, Air Canada to offer free inflight messaging

Air Canada and Bell today announced a multi-year partnership that will make it even easier to stay connected — both on the ground and in the... Continue Reading

The Elements-based business class suite on Etihad Airways' forthcoming new 787 deliveries. Image: Etihad

Etihad reveals PaxEx for new 787s including Elements seat, Viasat IFC

A host of new passenger experience (PaxEx) features will arrive in the third quarter on Etihad Airways’ new Boeing 787 deliveries, inc... Continue Reading

An A320 cabin full of air travelers. This image shows the tops of the traveler heads and the PSUs running down the length of the aircraft. AirFi targets this market.

AirFi sees world narrowbody fleet as addressable market for AirFi LEO

It might surprise you to learn that AirFi sees all single-aisle aircraft in the world fleet as the addressable market for its AirFi LEO (Low... Continue Reading

The SD Falcon 2000LX ready for Plane Simple antenna installation. The antenna was developed by Qest in partnership with SD.

Antenna-maker Qest delivers update on multiple aero work packages

Business jet owners and operators are an understandably finicky bunch. They don’t just need their jets to offer blazing fast connectivity; t... Continue Reading

A large commercial aircraft flies into LAX. ST Engineering iDirect says the ground segment must evolve to accommodate new connectivity use cases in the future.

ST Engineering iDirect breaks new ground to support New Space

As new highly elliptical orbit (HEO) satellites for high latitudes and polar coverage are added to the mix of LEO, MEO and GEO satellites su... Continue Reading