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The nose of a JSX ERJ-145 as it is ready to be boarded for flight on the Dallas Love Field.

How a Covid cautious prototype led JSX to adopt luxury on its ERJ-145s

When JSX debuted a spacious and sparkling new interior on board one of its Embraer E-145 jets during the Covid crisis, the ‘semi-priva... Continue Reading

A Southwest 737 MAX in-flight. Astronics In-seat power is being installed on the fleet

Southwest passengers on Viasat-fitted 737 can stream OTT for $8

Southwest Airlines this month will press its first Viasat-fitted Boeing 737 into service, and with it offer a new paid OTT streaming-capable... Continue Reading

Private business jet, parked at the FBO, as seen through a very large window. BizAv

Hughes on target to flight-test ESA for Gogo Business in 2H 2024

Hughes Network Systems expects its electronically steerable antenna (ESA) will be ready to enable both flight testing of Gogo Business Aviat... Continue Reading

APEX TECH to tackle pressing PaxEx questions as IFE and IFC lines blur

The Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX), and indeed its WAEA predecessor organization, has for decades brought together airlines... Continue Reading

Connections around planet Earth viewed from space at night, cities connected around the globe by shiny lines, international travel or global business finance, world connectivity, elements from NASA

EC opens deep probe of proposed acquisition of Inmarsat by Viasat

The European Commission earlier this month opened what it’s calling “an in-depth investigation” into the proposed $7.3 bil... Continue Reading

Press Release: SmartSky patent portfolio expands to protect innovations

SmartSky Networks, LLC, has asked the U.S. District Court in Delaware to add two recently issued patents to its 2022 infringement lawsuit (C... Continue Reading

Business class seat for Condor is in deep blues with dark wood accents and a large IFE screen.

Condor goes Prime with new business-plus front row ancillary product

How much would you pay for business class partner dining, a bigger screen and more space around the feet in bed mode? With its new Prime bus... Continue Reading

Wi-Fi sign on board an aircraft, in the PSU. The service powers onboard Internet.

OneWeb postpones inflight connectivity service launch to early 2024

OneWeb has pushed back the planned start date for its Ku-band Low Earth Orbit satellite-based inflight connectivity service to early 2024, b... Continue Reading

Alaska's Boeing 737-9 cabin interior. Blue LED lights are cascading over an empty cabin with open overhead bins.

Three-aircraft adventure on Alaska highlights product consistency work

With a stash of rapidly expiring credits I decided to do a triangle routing on Alaska Airlines’ various mainline jets to get a feel fo... Continue Reading

A man is working on the SD Dual Dissimilar technology.

Press Release: Satcom Direct offers Dual Dissimilar bizjet IFC

Satcom Direct, the business aviation solutions provider, is adding Dual Dissimilar terminal capabilities to its expanding hardware portfolio... Continue Reading

Press Release: Condor A330neo touches down at New York JFK

New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) welcomed the arrival of Condor Airlines, (DE) inaugural flight #2016 from Frankfurt t... Continue Reading

With the integration of its solar panels, the first ViaSat-3 satellite completes space vehicle integration at Boeing's El Segundo, Calif. factory. The satellite is seen here in the factory.

Viasat talks Delta equipage, April launch of ViaSat-3 Americas

Viasat’s delayed but hotly anticipated first ViaSat-3 satellite is now scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket on 8 April, havin... Continue Reading

Press Release: SES, ThinKom, Hughes enable multi-orbit Gov connectivity

SES, ThinKom and Hughes demonstrated revolutionary high performance multi-orbit service capable of supporting multiple solutions for governm... Continue Reading

Recaro CL3810 seat is displayed on the aix show floor. Installed in it is Panasonic Avionics' Astrova IFE screens with colored swirls on it.

Panasonic Avionics sees bright future for IFEC as industry rebounds

Inflight entertainment and connectivity giant Panasonic Avionics Corporation (PAC) is seeing aviation industry recovery take hold, as passen... Continue Reading

Anuvu Constellation microGEO chart and graphic

Press Release: Anuvu Constellation to feature Telesat hardware

Anuvu, the leading provider of high-speed connectivity and entertainment solutions for demanding worldwide mobility markets, today announced... Continue Reading