Airlines begin to offer MB packages of data via Ku connectivity
Very close observers of the inflight connectivity sector were surprised late last year when airberlin announced it will equip virtually its ... Continue Reading
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Air New Zealand casts a new net in connectivity studies
Air New Zealand studied inflight connectivity in the past including for its 787-9s but like many carriers, chose to sit tight and not equip.... Continue Reading
High Throughput Satellite to support faster Wi-Fi on Southwest
The demand for ever more bandwidth is a story told by customers and service providers alike. In the US aviation market Ku-band satellite cap... Continue Reading
Airport and aircraft tech touted as Emirates A380 arrives at SFO
San Francisco International Airport is not only the latest US airport to receive Emirates’ double-decker A380 service direct to Dubai, but i... Continue Reading
New planning tool helps airlines budget for satellite capacity
How do you plan where to point the spot beams of a satellite? How do you estimate bandwidth consumption for any given aircraft, route or air... Continue Reading
Emirates faces hurdles in offering free, robust inflight Internet
Updated to clarify that all A380s in Emirates’ fleet carry OnAir’s L-band service A world where inflight Internet access is offe... Continue Reading
Boeing not interested in being inflight Internet provider again
Boeing famously exited the service side of inflight connectivity when it shuttered its Connexion by Boeing unit at the end of 2006. The airf... Continue Reading
Gogo picks Cobham for 2Ku radome; eyes more trial airlines
Gogo has tapped British manufacturer Cobham to supply the radome for its new 2Ku inflight connectivity solution, as the Chicago-based compan... Continue Reading
United taps Gogo for Wi-Fi on RJs, agrees to trial 2Ku on 757s
United Airlines has selected Gogo to bring air-to-ground (ATG)-based inflight Internet service to the carrier’s two-cabin regional jet fleet... Continue Reading
Free inflight Wi-Fi on the horizon for airline passengers
In the world of inflight Internet service the price point to consumers remains a touchy subject. For many providers keeping the higher cost ... Continue Reading
British Airways not pressed to equip long-haul fleet with Internet
The pace of global inflight connectivity installs in commercial aviation continues to increase. For transoceanic flights the satellite-based... Continue Reading
When it comes to the hump, size matters
Inflight connectivity providers are working hard at improvements in satellite antenna technology, bringing a variety of new options to the m... Continue Reading
Panasonic wows with new phased array antenna for inflight Internet
The market for electronic phased array antennae is heating up. Panasonic Avionics and Boeing have teamed up to provide a new, light-weight a... Continue Reading
Now that airlines want connectivity, does space industry have capacity for satellite launches?
Inflight connectivity providers have often bemoaned their inability to keep up with the ever growing demand for bandwidth in the skies. Terr... Continue Reading
Could a Google plan throw wrench in next gen inflight Wi-Fi?
In a recent conversation with Peter Lemme, analyst and chairman of the Airlines Electronic Engineering Committee (AEEC) Ku/Ka-band Satcom Su... Continue Reading
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