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An American Airlines passenger is using the complimentary inflight Wi-Fi, as sponsored by AT&T.

Press Release: American Airlines to provide complimentary inflight Wi-Fi

American Airlines and AT&T — two iconic American brands built on a legacy of connecting customers to the people and places that matter m... Continue Reading

Spirit Airlines A320 basking in the San Juan sunshine, parked and ready to board

Spirit Wi-Fi impresses in nearly every way, except price

Eager to experience spring break in Miami for the first time, a college friend and I decided to book a cheap and cheerful roundtrip from Bal... 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

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

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

Four Astranis MicroGEO satellites are launched into orbit by the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida. Two of the satellites with support inflight connectivity from Anuvu.

Anuvu celebrates successful Falcon 9 launch of MicroGEO satellites

Anuvu’s first two Ku-band MicroGEO satellites, dubbed NuView-A and NuView-B, were successfully ferried into orbit at 12 a.m. eastern on 29 D... 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

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

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#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

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

Press Release: Passengers see hyper-connected future, Viasat reveals

Viasat, Inc., a global leader in satellite communications, today announced the findings of its 2024 Passenger Experience Survey, highlightin... Continue Reading

Anuvu sees MicroGEO launch before year-end, hones HEO plan

Inflight entertainment and connectivity provider Anuvu is nearing the launch of its Astranis-made MicroGEO satellites. The capacity will be ... Continue Reading

How Astronics serves the evolving IFEC market, supports cabin mods

Astronics has long been known as a trusted supplier in aviation and defense. Offering a cadre of power, connectivity, lighting, interiors, s... Continue Reading

#PaxEx Podcast: A Viasat chat as connectivity becomes entertainment

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