Looking back fondly on a far from perfect American 777 flight
While I had suspicions that this would be my last flight for an indefinite period of time, I didn’t fully appreciate just how long that peri... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Ku
BizAv IFC players narrow focus, hunker down for the fight
Astronics Corporation restructured its struggling aero antenna business with remarkable speed, reducing headcount from 106 employees at the ... Continue Reading
Race is on for antennas to deliver low-latency IFC via NGSO satellites
With a number of non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) satellite constellations in the works, including but not limited to OneWeb, SES NetworksR... Continue Reading
International airlines flying into and over India begin offering IFC
International airline clients of Panasonic Avionics’ Ku-band satellite-supported inflight Internet service are flipping the switch on ... Continue Reading
Press Release: SD develops modular antenna portfolio for Ku and Ka
SD, the business, military, and government aviation solutions provider, is expanding its hardware portfolio with the launch of a new tail-mo... Continue Reading
IFC industry evolving to meet changing passenger needs
Aviation industry observers and investors have for years predicted that the crowded inflight connectivity sector would see consolidation. Bu... Continue Reading
Press Release: Gogo, Hispasat ink capacity deal as IFC demand rises
Gogo, the leading global provider of broadband connectivity products and services for aviation, and Spanish satellite operator, Hispasat, an... Continue Reading
Hughes bullish on OneWeb success, prospects for Jupiter platform
Last month’s issue of Satellite Mobility World magazine went for OneWeb’s jugular, suggesting that major investor Softbank’s emphasis on pro... Continue Reading
Collins Aerospace excitement over LuxStream buoyed by 737 flight tests
After flight-testing its new LuxStream-branded connectivity service on a specially configured Boeing 737, Collins Aerospace this fall announ... Continue Reading
Press Release: Panasonic taps Eutelsat for 10B “XTS” satellite capacity
Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic), a market leader in in-flight entertainment and connectivity, has signed a multi-year agreement f... Continue Reading
Astronics reverses course on AeroSat, consolidating ops into CSC
2019 has turned out to be a year of restructuring for Astronics. The global provider of power, connectivity hardware, lighting, interiors, s... Continue Reading
Press Release: Qatar Airways selects Gogo 2Ku for 70 aircraft
Gogo, the leading global provider of broadband connectivity products and services for aviation, announced today that it has been selected by... Continue Reading
When you have room to breathe on an Air Canada A320, but not the 787
On a recent trip to Montreal to attend Air Canada’s annual Young Women in Aviation event, I was booked on what the carrier calls a Rapidair ... Continue Reading
Push for free inflight WiFi considered as Intelsat plans 29e replacement
Intelsat is in talks with its service partners in the inflight connectivity sector to ensure it can accommodate their Ku-band satellite capa... Continue Reading
Press Release: Global Eagle taps Gilat’s Wavestream for IFC transceiver
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, announced today that its subsi... Continue Reading
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