China expected to end ban on use of mobile phones in-flight by 2016
BEIJING: China is expected to end a ban that currently prohibits the use of mobile phones in-flight even in airplane mode with cellular serv... Continue Reading
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Chinese carriers want connectivity partners to share costs and data
BEIJING: China Eastern Airlines and Air China hope inflight connectivity will be profitable and fundamentally change their businesses – but ... Continue Reading
Panasonic Avionics eyes 4K Ultra-HD displays for aircraft cabins
The key word driving the emergence of 4K Ultra High Definition (UHD) technology – with four times the resolution of 1080p – in t... Continue Reading
Beyond the band lie great expectations for inflight connectivity
Increasingly, inflight connectivity isn’t about the connection technology, but what passengers can do with it. This is going to be esp... Continue Reading
Consolidation seen as inevitable for inflight connectivity industry
“How much blood do you have in your pockets? You’re bleeding out all this time. Everyone says, ‘Oh, it’s not a probl... Continue Reading
Gogo CEO: Talking on the phone has become a thing of the past
Though certain international airlines, including Emirates and Etihad, have long enabled passengers to make cell phone calls over inflight GS... Continue Reading
Raft of start-up companies face off in wireless IFE boxing ring
Right now you could say that the inflight entertainment industry is a bit like boxing. Plenty of interested parties – financial instit... Continue Reading
ANZ’s refurbished 777-200 Business Premier raises the bar
When airlines refurbish their existing aircraft, supposedly to bring them up to the standard of newer purchases, more often than not they mi... Continue Reading
ATG, Ku, Ka, who cares? Why it’s all about the bandwidth
Do the letters really matter anymore? Multiple inflight connectivity technologies are available and have been for some time now. Airlines an... Continue Reading
ANA expands Wi-Fi equipage; taps Panasonic for Ku on Boeing 787s
All Nippon Airways is expanding its equipage of OnAir inflight connectivity, and has selected Panasonic Avionics to supply Ku-band satellite... Continue Reading
WestJet says Plus seats on its 767s will be true Premium Economy
WestJet says true Premium Economy seating will be offered on the four Boeing 767-300ERs it is acquiring from Qantas to support longer intern... Continue Reading
Move over QR codes; NFC will support more seamless boarding
“Turn the phone over, please. OK, hold it steady. It’s not scanning, can you turn up the screen brightness? There’s a notification in the wa... Continue Reading
Air China tests inflight Internet systems in bid to find best solution
Inflight connectivity provider Global Eagle Entertainment has been trying to crack into the Chinese market for a few years. The company hold... Continue Reading
Routehappy data show Gogo in pole position in Wi-Fi equipage race
Even before its press release about the global state of inflight Wi-Fi hit the news wires last month Routehappy knew that the number of airl... Continue Reading
Stay vigilant as more airlines cap data packages in-flight
Airlines are pricing their inflight Wi-Fi services in several different ways, but one scheme in particular is poised to become more common, ... Continue Reading
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