Iridium Certus IFC proves too lite for airline PaxEx beyond payments
In 2017, wireless inflight entertainment provider Lufthansa Systems expressed an interest in offering ‘connectivity lite’ to air... Continue Reading
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Press Release: Blue Sky receives FAA cert for distress tracking device
Blue Sky Network, an Iridium Satellite Communications partner, today announces the HawkEye ADT has received Federal Aviation Administration ... Continue Reading
Press Release: Iridium names Thales as Certus aviation service provider
Iridium Communications Inc. today announced Thales as the newest Iridium Certus aviation service provider. While already developing the Irid... Continue Reading
Press Release: New Iridium Certus-based products to open new markets
Iridium Communications Inc. today announced the first 10 approved beta partners developing new products based on the state-of-the-art Iridiu... Continue Reading
Press Release: Azul opts for minute-by-minute aircraft flight tracking
Azul Linhas Aéreas has become the first airline in the Americas to exceed modern flight tracking safety standards by embracing truly global,... Continue Reading
Press Release: Avionica works with Cathay to upgrade 777 comms
The FAA has granted Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) Amendment to Avionica for its satLINK MAX Iridium SATCOM system on Boeing 777 model ... Continue Reading
Press Release: Blue Sky brings RockAIR tracking device to portfolio
Blue Sky Network (BSN), the San Diego-based specialist in global satellite technology, this week revealed that Rock Seven’s RockAIR fleet tr... Continue Reading
Airbus in internal talks to bring OneWeb IFC to cabins and cockpits
Airbus is mulling offering OneWeb-supported inflight connectivity on its airliners, including in the cockpit, company CEO Tom Enders confirm... Continue Reading
Press Release: Iridium Certus goes live, marking end of global test phase
Iridium Communications Inc. announced today the commercial launch of its Iridium Certus broadband service, the first new capability activate... Continue Reading
Wideband, digital HF a go for the cockpit, says Collins Aerospace
Collins Aerospace is pursuing a wideband, digital HF communications modernization program that includes new ground systems as well as airbor... Continue Reading
With successful Iridium NEXT launch, new day dawns for flight tracking
Nearly five years after the tragic disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, a new day is dawning for global flight tracking. A SpaceX ... Continue Reading
China market hots up for Inmarsat and Iridium cockpit comms
Chinese airlines’ adoption of cabin connectivity may be relatively slow going at present, but cockpit communications are another matter enti... Continue Reading
Podcast 062: Will mass shootings impact travel to the United States?
Welcome to episode 062 of the #PaxEx Podcast, which tracks how the airline passenger experience is evolving in a mobile, social, vocal world... Continue Reading
Press Release: Airlines tap SITAONAIR as ICAO raises flight-tracking bar
ICAO recommendations calling for airlines to report flight positions every 15 minutes become official on Thursday 8 November 2018 – and SIT... Continue Reading
Panasonic Weather Solutions receives soft landing with FLYHT
Having made a strategic decision to focus on its proficiencies in aircraft cabins, Panasonic Avionics recently sold its Panasonic Weather So... Continue Reading
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