AvGeek Log: Flying increasingly elusive 747 never gets old
After a week working in Dubai it was time to fly home to Seattle. Much like my outbound trip, Air Canada offered fares that were head and sh... Continue Reading
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Rex switches on Intelsat 2Ku IFC plus entertainment with Stellar aid
As Australian passengers return to the skies, regional and domestic airline Regional Express — known as Rex — has officially launched wirele... Continue Reading
Flying United? Charge up your devices and bring wired headphones
While United Airlines continues to take delivery of new Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft with its new United Next interior, retrofits of the carrie... Continue Reading
SAUDIA selects Inmarsat GX IFC, Panasonic IFE for A321neo twinjets
SAUDIA has selected Inmarsat’s GX Aviation-branded Ka-band satellite connectivity solution and new OneFi passenger experience platform for i... Continue Reading
Air Canada proves uneventful and reliable on Seattle-Vancouver-London
While big chunks of the outside world opened to vaccinated Americans months ago, I stayed put as friends resumed their international jet set... Continue Reading
Viasat to acquire Inmarsat, create comms behemoth including in IFC
Viasat has entered into a definitive agreement with Inmarsat to acquire the London-headquartered satellite operator for $7.3 billion, in a m... Continue Reading
Flying first, flying private: an NBAA travel tale
New digital platforms which connect consumers to private jets, on-demand shared charter flights, travel clubs and semi-private hybrid operat... Continue Reading
One-on-one with Isotropic Systems founder and CEO John Finney
Isotropic Systems is among the cluster of electronically steerable antenna-makers garnering attention from aviation stakeholders, as the bui... Continue Reading
Intelsat talks PaxEx implications of Intelsat Unified Network
Intelsat has divulged further details about it planned nextgen “unified global 5G” network strategy, saying it intends to operate roughly a ... Continue Reading
Anuvu develops second generation Ka antenna for hybrid GEO/LEO ops
Anuvu — formerly Global Eagle — is well into the development of its second generation Ka-band antenna, which is being optimized for hybrid G... Continue Reading
SmartSky Networks launches commercial operations as NBAA kicks off
SmartSky Networks is today launching commercial operations for its low-latency inflight connectivity service, as one of business aviation... Continue Reading
AERQ managing directors unveil plan for AERENA open IT platform
Having vowed to digitize aircraft cabins AERQ today formally launched AERENA, its modular and open IT platform for commercial aircraft. A jo... Continue Reading
Iridium eyes FANS flight trials for Certus in 2022/23
Iridium’s work to ensure its new Certus global satcom service is validated for aircraft safety communications is progressing, though t... Continue Reading
Analysis: Airbus’ frank and open climate crisis panel
It’s rare in aviation that the different interests in civil society and across industry — airframers, airports and airlines — have public an... Continue Reading
Following SpiceJet launch, MojoBoxx W-IFE en route to more airlines
Last year, Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet began offering complimentary wireless entertainment to passengers’ own devices onboard ten... Continue Reading