Airlines try IFC service harmonization and subfleet differentiation
Cathay Pacific’s recent admission to RGN that most airlines with inflight connectivity are now “in the priority of trying to harmonize betwe... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Ku-band
Press Release: Gogo updates market on satellite IFC tally for commercial
Gogo Inc. has announced the installation of 477 net aircraft with satellite technology during 2018. Gogo ended the year with 1,296 net comme... Continue Reading
Cathay aims for IFC critical mass, narrowbodies and new portal
As Cathay Pacific progresses in its Gogo 2Ku installation, the airline is looking ahead to the next steps in its inflight connectivity strat... Continue Reading
Norwegian rolls out free GX connectivity on 787; MAX to follow
The road to Norwegian offering Inmarsat’s GX Wi-Fi connectivity service has been long and winding. First announced as an unnamed customer wa... Continue Reading
Global Eagle expects IFC on Air France A320s to set European standard
One man’s loss is another man’s gain. For Global Eagle, the news that Southwest Airlines is removing Panasonic Avionics’ Ku-band connectivit... Continue Reading
Exclusive: Southwest Airlines and Panasonic Avionics part ways
Southwest Airlines and Panasonic Avionics have made the “mutual decision” to end their business agreement for inflight entertainment and con... Continue Reading
Near-term IFC opportunities in China prove head-scratcher
When Air China vice president and general manager, North America, Zhihang Chi, this spring told attendees at the Global Connected Aircraft S... Continue Reading
Finnair begins analyzing Viasat IFC data with portal focus
With its rollout of Viasat-provided Ka-band inflight Internet operating over much of Europe via the Eutelsat KA-SAT satellite, Finnair is in... Continue Reading
Honeywell strategically positioned as it begins to sell GX to airlines
Several years ago, when Inmarsat selected Honeywell’s bid to build the aero terminal units for Global Xpress, it also named Honeywell a GX s... Continue Reading
Panasonic IFC pivot taken into account as Southwest studies wifi issues
It wasn’t so very long ago that Panasonic Avionics seemed to be gunning to equip potentially hundreds of Southwest Airlines Boeing 737s with... Continue Reading
#Humpspotter Alert: Air Tanzania A220 and Norwegian Air Argentina
On Thanksgiving morning, Airbus revealed the full livery of Air Tanzania’s first A220-300 twinjet. Air Tanzania will be the type’s first ope... Continue Reading
Carlisle eager to work with Inmarsat, Panasonic for nextgen GX installs
When Inmarsat and Panasonic Avionics in September announced their new strategic partnership – and expressed intent to collaborate on the dev... Continue Reading
Press Release: Gilat dual-band aero terminal receives DO-160 cert
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., a leader in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, announced today that its dual-band aero ... 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
Thales InFlyt could consider collaboration with Gogo: CEO Carette
In advance of last month’s APEX EXPO, long-time rivals Panasonic Avionics and Inmarsat announced a strategic collaboration that will see Pan... Continue Reading
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