#Humpspotter Alert: Intelsat 2Ku finally confirmed for Air France A220
Eagle-eyed #humpspotters have long assumed that Air France’s new Airbus A220-300s would be delivered with the Intelsat (formerly Gogo) 2Ku s... Continue Reading
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Press Release: Viasat’s Ka-band IFC for BizAv available through Collins
Viasat Inc., a global communications company, today announced an expanded relationship with long-time partner Collins Aerospace ARINCDirect ... Continue Reading
Press Release: Collins awards Astronics follow-on bizjet IFC order
Astronics Corporation, a leading provider of advanced technologies for global aerospace, defense and other mission critical industries, anno... Continue Reading
Aircraft retrofit market readies for new IFC system installs
A wave of new inflight connectivity system installations is forthcoming as airlines prepare to replace legacy kit with next-gen hardware and... Continue Reading
NXTCOMM floats ESA hybrid concept for GEO/LEO-powered IFC
Having recently secured defense customers for its nextgen antenna hardware, NXTCOMM is once again turning its focus to civil aviation, inclu... Continue Reading
Anuvu takes homegrown STC approach for inflight connectivity
Anuvu — formerly Global Eagle — has a long history of obtaining supplemental type certificates for variants of its Airconnect Ku-band inflig... Continue Reading
Press Release: ThinKom antennas qualified for operation on Intelsat Flex
ThinKom Solutions today announced that its land-mobile ThinSat 300® phased-array antenna has been qualified for use on Intelsat’s FlexMove f... Continue Reading
ThinKom Ka aero antenna to integrate on Telesat Lightspeed LEO network
As Telesat puts the pieces in place to launch its nextgen LEO broadband network Lightspeed, the Canadian satellite operator has forged what ... Continue Reading
Anuvu to launch microGEO satellite constellation, stays band flexible
For a company that has traditionally prided itself on not having the financial considerations associated with operating its own satellite ne... Continue Reading
OneWeb ramping up aero activity in advance of 2023 IFC debut
OneWeb is “fully on track” to complete the launch of its 648-strong global constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites by the mi... Continue Reading
Industry explores EHF bands for inflight connectivity
Satellite operators and satcom hardware manufacturers are presently engaged in serious exploratory work regarding the use of extremely high ... Continue Reading
Press Release: Panasonic switches on XTS connectivity over China
Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic Avionics) has completed the latest phase in its continuing investment in in-flight connectivity wi... Continue Reading
Azul CEO touts Viasat inflight connectivity as installs progress
When Azul began exploring the possibility of bringing inflight Internet to passengers, management reached out to a number of other airlines ... Continue Reading
Press Release: Eutelsat launches ADVANCE managed connectivity
Eutelsat Communications has launched Eutelsat ADVANCE, a global network solution for unlimited reach in a world where increasing digitalisat... Continue Reading
Comparing Delta’s 737-900ER and 757 on New York-Seattle
If I were to tally up all of my flights over the years, New York-Seattle probably tops the list of routes I’ve flown the most. It’s a rather... Continue Reading