ViaSat sees Yahsat move into inflight as sincere form of flattery
Competition is heating up in aviation’s regional satellite connectivity market, with Abu Dhabi’s Yahsat gearing up to trial a Ka-band servic... Continue Reading
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Antenna maker ThinKom eyes commercial Ka connectivity space
Just two years ago not many in the inflight connectivity industry were talking about ThinKom. Today the company is something of a darling, e... Continue Reading
Jazeera Airways to offer free inflight connectivity via Global Xpress
DUBAI: Jazeera Airways is not shy about making history. As the first privately owned airline in Kuwait, the low-cost carrier has been a lead... Continue Reading
Gogo hit-piece shows Fast Company is clueless about inflight wifi
Another day, another idiotically uninformed production from the generalist media about the passenger experience. This time, it’s Fast Compan... Continue Reading
Inmarsat teams with Telekom to supply inflight Internet in Europe
Inmarsat has teamed up with major telco Deutsche Telekom to provide inflight high-speed Internet access to European airlines, including Luft... Continue Reading
How ViaSat will preserve bandwidth for hungry airline passengers
ViaSat’s overall fiscal first quarter results were positive, with company-wide revenues up 8% over the same period last year, but management... Continue Reading
Virgin America believes it can command a premium for quality wifi
Virgin America made a splash in the aviation connectivity market recently when it announced a shift to a ViaSat-operated satellite solution ... Continue Reading
Virgin America plans IPTV seatback integration with Ka connectivity
Virgin America’s recent confirmation that it has added a new inflight internet provider represents more than simply a new solution for... Continue Reading
JetBlue eyes measured growth for Mint premium product
Fresh off of doubling its earnings in the second quarter, JetBlue management has provided some color on the carrier’s fleet and refurb... Continue Reading
Boeing, Airbus bolster inflight connectivity options on narrowbodies
Under pressure from airline customers to provide factory-fit broadband Internet systems on narrowbody aircraft, Boeing and Airbus have each ... Continue Reading
Lufthansa says coin still flipping on short-haul Internet decision
Lufthansa says a satellite-based connectivity solution is back under consideration for its short-haul fleet. The company, which previously t... Continue Reading
US transcon war heats up as Virgin America taps ViaSat for Internet
Just over a year ago, travelers witnessed the dawn of the so-called “transcon war“, which pitted five airlines in a battle to ca... Continue Reading
Aviation industry has never been hungrier for inflight connectivity
LE BOURGET: Metaphors can be hard to translate across languages. And so, as I stood in one of the chalets at the Paris Air Show this week sp... Continue Reading
US domestic first class: no longer like visiting your grandparents
For too long, flying US domestic first class has been like a Gen-Xer or Millennial visiting the den at their grandparents’. The seat is an o... Continue Reading
Beyond the band lie great expectations for inflight connectivity
Increasingly, inflight connectivity isn’t about the connection technology, but what passengers can do with it. This is going to be esp... Continue Reading
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