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Rendering of a digital Airbus aircraft in a hangar

Digital & Connectivity underpin Airbus Global Services Forecast

Expanding at an exponential rate, Digital & Connectivity services for commercial aircraft continue to represent the fastest-growing serv... Continue Reading

Airbus-made next-gen satellites for Eutelsat's OneWeb constellation are ready to be shipped to the launch site

Press Release: Airbus delivers first batch of next-gen OneWeb satellites

Airbus Defence and Space has delivered 32 latest-generation OneWeb Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites to Eutelsat. The satellites are currentl... Continue Reading

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Q&A: Axinom and Rosen Aviation talk Connected Seatback Platform

For years, aviation industry observers warned that the introduction of blazing-fast Wi-Fi onboard aircraft would ultimately spell the death ... Continue Reading

Passenger airplane getting ready for flight.

Advancing multi-band ESA development Kymeta eyes aero

Having tapped Japan Display Inc (JDI) early this year to develop the multi-band metasurface aperture for its next-generation Ku/Ka-band mult... Continue Reading

American A321XLR at the gate, parked and ready to board

American pivots to Starlink for 500-plus Airbus narrowbodies

Gravitating towards low-latency non-geostationary satellite orbit (NGSO) satcom since its 2023 decision to bring multi-orbit inflight connec... Continue Reading

Eva Birgitte Bisgaard, the president of Eutelsat’s Connectivity Business Unit.

Now critical IFC needs resiliency, security: Eutelsat’s Bisgaard

Just as digitalization and connectivity have modernized the maritime sector, driving operational efficiencies and environmental benefits, Ev... Continue Reading

The Boeing Aerodynamic Shroud as displayed on Boeing's stand at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg

Boeing stays flexible to support ESA installs for next-gen IFC

As non-geostationary satellite services disrupt the inflight connectivity sector, Boeing is providing the necessary specs to enable airlines... Continue Reading

Wi-Fi sign on board an aircraft, in the PSU. The service powers onboard Internet.

Prominent IFC providers welcome ‘least cost routing’

A growing number of inflight connectivity stakeholders are prepared to flexibly support a multi-vendor environment in commercial aviation sh... Continue Reading

Children using smart phone during the flight (survey)

SES advances work on multi-band ESA for meoSphere + LEO IFC

Preparing to offer meoSphere Ka-band Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) plus Ka- or Ku-band Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite-powered inflight connectiv... Continue Reading

Amazon Leo Aviation Antenna on a 737-9 MAX

Amazon Leo ESA, ThinKom Nexus and new Starlink kit break cover

Three new aero antennas are arriving on the scene with the goal of shaking up aviation connectivity as we know it. They’re compact, lightwei... Continue Reading

Gilat Stellar Blu Sidewinder ESA on the show floor at SATShow in Washington D.C.

Gilat confident on entering Airbus catalog

As the inflight connectivity market rapidly evolves to facilitate new NGSO constellations, and airframers shape their IFC catalogs to accomm... Continue Reading

Panasonic LEO-only Ku-band ESA made by Intellian as showcased at AIX 2026

Panasonic, Spacesail to launch multi-network LEO IFC in 2027

Panasonic Avionics in 2027 plans to offer a “truly global” multi-network Low Earth Orbit satellite-powered inflight connectivity solution — ... Continue Reading

Two mobile devices showing the Volotea landing page for the inflight wi-fi.

Press Release: Volotea to launch LEO connectivity trial with Immfly

Immfly today announced a major step forward in its long‑standing collaboration with Volotea: the first installation of its next‑generation h... Continue Reading

Airbus HBCplus infographic highlights the various satellite constellations and managed service providers on the linefit, supplier-furnished HBCplus IFC program. MSPs include Panasonic, SES, Hughes, Spacesail and Amazon. LEO constellations that utilize a B2B model, Eutelsat OneWeb and Telesat, are also represented as various MSPs are partnered with them to power multi-orbit IFC including as part of HBCplus.

Press Release: Airbus reveals HBCplus modular antenna option

Passengers expect their inflight connection to work just like it does at home. At the same time, airlines require accurate operational visib... Continue Reading

Landing airplane during sunset. Representing air travel and aviation industry.

Press Release: Hughes Fusion IFC enhanced with multi-LEO ESA system

Hughes Network Systems, LLC, an EchoStar company, today announced a single antenna solution that integrates two innovative, low-power-consum... Continue Reading