Global Eagle mulls maritime asset divestiture as IFC proves unique
Roughly three years after signing a definitive agreement to acquire Emerging Markets Communications (EMC) for $550 million with the aim of b... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Ku
Why airlines are speaking directly to IFC hardware suppliers
More than ever, airlines are educating themselves about inflight connectivity hardware and not solely relying on service providers and integ... Continue Reading
United’s elevated service on shuttle-like route worthy of praise
While United Airlines is the odd man out in offering an East Coast “shuttle” service, it operates the New York LaGuardia to Chicago O’... Continue Reading
Global Eagle works to disrupt IFE content supply chain via the cloud
Global Eagle’s share price may not be soaring, but management is moving full steam ahead to disrupt the inflight entertainment supply ... Continue Reading
Viasat bridges the gap to global Ka-band coverage
For airlines that want to take advantage of a single inflight connectivity provider globally, but still want Viasat’s regional Ka-band servi... Continue Reading
Safran expects its new antenna to be first nextgen cleared for GX
Awaiting a new name, Zodiac Inflight Innovations/Safran in collaboration with Jet-Talk has developed an ARINC 792-compliant flat panel anten... Continue Reading
Lufthansa Technik presses for inflight connectivity SLA standards
Lufthansa is eager to offer a consistent inflight connectivity experience for passengers, irrespective of whether they’re flying on long-hau... Continue Reading
Intelsat 29e outage will test a major value proposition for Ku IFC
One of the long-understood benefits of offering Ku-band connectivity is that there exists a patchwork quilt of Ku satellites around the worl... Continue Reading
Icelandair over the Atlantic: perfectly fine but left wanting more
While I try to get to my destinations on non-stop flights, sometimes that just isn’t possible. One of those destinations happens to be Hambu... Continue Reading
In Conversation Transcribed: AIX 2019
Runway Girl Network is pleased to now provide transcripts of the In Conversation podcast. Please, if you use and appreciate this transcript,... Continue Reading
In Conversation: AIX 2019
Runway Girl Network editor Mary Kirby and journalist Marisa Garcia join deputy editor John Walton at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg ... Continue Reading
Isotropic seeks to completely change satellite IFC economics
Today, the cost of a traditional Ku- or Ka-band satellite antenna for aero is roughly $175,000 to $200,000. When you add in the cost of inst... Continue Reading
Press Release: PAC sees positives in ST Engineering acquiring Newtec
Panasonic Avionics Corporation (PAC) believes the proposed acquisition of Newtec by ST Engineering’s subsidiary, Singapore Technologie... Continue Reading
Hughes Communications India to support Ku IFC, then likely hybrids
Having received a Flight and Maritime Connectivity license from India’s Department of Telecommunications, Hughes Communications India Ltd (H... Continue Reading
Panasonic deploys Gen 3 network to relieve IFC service choke points
With nearly 750 aircraft already operating on Panasonic Avionics’ third generation network, the global inflight entertainment and connectivi... Continue Reading
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