Signs of China domestic recovery boost prospects for IFC providers
As China’s domestic travel and tourism industry shows signs of recovery, inflight connectivity service providers are looking to the world’s ... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Ku
United launches premium transcontinental from JFK, again
Many airlines have been accused in the past of operating to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) purely as a matter of pre... Continue Reading
Intelsat mobility customers renewed contracts in 2020
Intelsat’s mobility customers were significantly impacted by the COVID-19 crisis due to the massive reduction in travel seen in both the aer... Continue Reading
Newly restructured Global Eagle eyes aviation market opportunities
The COVID-19 crisis has brought many changes to the passenger experience, not least of all to onboard entertainment. With theaters closed, m... Continue Reading
Press Release: Global Eagle obtains homegrown STCs for IFC on 737s
Global Eagle is today announcing it has received two Supplemental Type Certificates (STC) for the installation of Global Eagle’s industry-le... Continue Reading
Gogo eyes increased market share as BizAv recovers; confirms 5G delay
Already a dominant provider of inflight connectivity service to the North American business aviation community, Gogo Business Aviation sees ... Continue Reading
Honeywell forges ahead with new software for connected aircraft
Honeywell is ramping up its proficiencies as a Tier 1 integrator of software for connected business aircraft. When it started offering its G... Continue Reading
Press Release: SD begins airborne validation of Ku tail mount antenna
One year after announcing the launch of the Plane Simple™ Satcom Antenna Systems, Satcom Direct, the aviation solutions provider, has begun ... Continue Reading
APSTAR-6D expected to support domestic IFC trials in China
China’s APT Mobile Satcom (APSATCOM) expects its new APSTAR-6D high throughput satellite will support inflight connectivity trials for Chine... Continue Reading
Commercial aviation takes back burner to defense for NXTCOMM
NXT Communications Corporation has made strong headway in its development of a modular phased array antenna for airlines. But the commercial... Continue Reading
Press Release: NXTCOMM announces board, validates Ku antenna design
Following successful validation tests of its next-generation Ku-band antenna design, NXT Communications Corporation (NXTCOMM) is pleased to ... Continue Reading
Press Release: Viasat, Russian stakeholders to bring IFC to Russia
Viasat Inc., a global communications company, Russian satellite operator Gazprom Space Systems (GSS) and Russian telecom operator TMC LLC (T... Continue Reading
Panasonic conducts full streaming Internet trials with airlines
Panasonic Avionics has conducted “full streaming” onboard Internet trials with undisclosed airlines after upgrading its customers’ air... Continue Reading
Press Release: Panasonic Avionics sees first XTS satellite go live
Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic Avionics) has today announced a major evolution in its in-flight connectivity offering as its firs... Continue Reading
Black box in the sky functionality coming to Honeywell FDR this year
Honeywell and Curtiss-Wright are making fast progress in bringing ‘black box in the sky’ functionality to their nextgen flight recorders. Bo... Continue Reading