Press Release: Bombardier Challengers can offer 4G wifi via AVANCE L5
Bombardier Business Aircraft and Duncan Aviation are pleased to announce they have collaboratively received Supplemental Type Certificates (... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Ku-band
One-on-one with SmartSky Networks president Ryan Stone
SmartSky, which expects to switch on its LTE network nationwide before the end of the year, is prepared to defend its intellectual property ... Continue Reading
Questions remain over Seamless Air Alliance
When Airbus, Delta, OneWeb, Airtel and Sprint launched the Seamless Air Alliance at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the combination ... Continue Reading
Press Release: Yahsat set to acquire stake in UAE’s Thuraya
Yahsat, a leading satellite operator based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has entered into an agreement to acquire a majority stake in t... Continue Reading
Smiths Interconnect is candid about IFEC hardware opportunities
China recently, effectively, loosened its inflight connectivity restrictions by allowing passengers to use their smart phones in-flight. But... Continue Reading
Press Release: SITAONAIR appointed IFC consultant to Taqnia Space
SITAONAIR has been appointed as connected aircraft service consultant and technology supplier to Taqnia Space, leveraging its significant in... Continue Reading
Drum beat towards free wifi grows louder: Viasat CEO
Passengers increasingly want and indeed expect a free tier of inflight connectivity, irrespective of how airlines endeavor to cover or offse... Continue Reading
Southwest Airlines’ dual-source connectivity plan now in play
Having opted to take a dual-source approach to inflight connectivity, Southwest Airlines is now flying with aircraft that have been fitted w... Continue Reading
Stakeholders make pointed remarks as flat panel competition hots up
As inflight connectivity stakeholders study their options for flat panel, electronically steerable antennas, the hardware providers and othe... Continue Reading
Ku HTS capacity shows it can pack a punch in-flight
As pressure mounts on airlines to ensure their passengers can use inflight Internet in the same manner as they do on the ground – to complet... Continue Reading
Air Tahiti Nui delivers pleasant surprise with 787 interior decisions
When a small airline decides to update its fleet and purchase factory-fresh aircraft, it gets a rare opportunity to reinvent itself. The air... Continue Reading
Press Release: Gilat launches complete dual band aero terminal for IFC
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: GILT), a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, launches ... Continue Reading
First Panasonic XTS satellite to support inflight connectivity in 2020
Journalists and industry observers on 8 March finally learned details about Panasonic Avionics’ first extreme throughput satellite (XTS). Af... Continue Reading
Press Release: Panasonic reveals XTS Ku satellite deal with APSATCOM
Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic) and APT Mobile Satcom Limited (APSATCOM) today announced a major evolution in connectivity for mo... Continue Reading
Aeromexico confirms Viasat for MAX connectivity
In 2014, Aeromexico became the first airline to commit to Gogo’s next generation satellite connectivity system, 2Ku, across most of its Boei... Continue Reading
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