Air Canada cranks up cool factor with nose to tail A321/A320 refurb
Among the first carriers in the world to offer in-seat IFE decades ago, Air Canada is cranking up the cool factor on board its Airbus A321s ... Continue Reading
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Key attribute of Stellar Blu ESA package could ease Boeing linefit
Fort Worth, Texas-based Stellar Blu Solutions’ work to support inflight connectivity with its multi-orbit electronically steerable ant... Continue Reading
Airbus adds Intelsat and Panasonic as MSPs for HBCplus
After inking memorandums of understanding with Intelsat and Panasonic Avionics Corporation earlier this year, Airbus has firmed up agreement... Continue Reading
Press Release: Air New Zealand kicks off live TV on board
Sports fans flying with Air New Zealand will soon be able to cheer on their favourite team from 33,000 feet as the airline introduces live T... Continue Reading
Korean Air opts for Viasat GX inflight connectivity on A321neos
Korean Air is taking a multi-source approach to inflight connectivity, selecting Viasat Ka-band satellite-powered onboard Internet for its n... Continue Reading
Press Release: Panasonic unveils major expansion to GEO network
Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic Avionics) today announces a major expansion of its global connectivity network with the addition o... Continue Reading
How Panasonic Avionics designed its Astrova IFE to be future-proof
A lot of airlines carry the same inflight entertainment system on board their aircraft for as long as ten or 15 years. But IFE screens and a... Continue Reading
Panasonic admits to LEO bias as it pursues multi-orbit IFC
Panasonic Avionics, which stitched together its Ku-band network via a bevy of satellite partnerships, now looks a little bit different than ... Continue Reading
Intelsat and Panasonic benefit as Airbus expands HBCplus
When Airbus launched its Airspace Link HBCplus linefit supplier-furnished inflight connectivity programme in 2022, naming Inmarsat (now Vias... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Standards should shape the future of accessible IFE
Everyone should have the ability to easily access all aspects of air travel. But as countless news stories and first-person accounts on soci... Continue Reading
Press Release: Panasonic reveals India-based engineering work
Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic Avionics), the world’s leading supplier of in-flight entertainment and connectivity systems (IFEC)... Continue Reading
Seamless details work with GSMA to support frictionless inflight Wi-Fi
When you board an aircraft, you should be able to use your smart phone largely in the same way that you do on the ground. But today, there a... Continue Reading
EC opens deep probe of proposed acquisition of Inmarsat by Viasat
The European Commission earlier this month opened what it’s calling “an in-depth investigation” into the proposed $7.3 bil... Continue Reading
OneWeb postpones inflight connectivity service launch to early 2024
OneWeb has pushed back the planned start date for its Ku-band Low Earth Orbit satellite-based inflight connectivity service to early 2024, b... Continue Reading
Panasonic Avionics sees bright future for IFEC as industry rebounds
Inflight entertainment and connectivity giant Panasonic Avionics Corporation (PAC) is seeing aviation industry recovery take hold, as passen... Continue Reading