Inflight connectivity providers see compelling prospects in India
India’s Department of Telecom (DoT) is expected to formally approve inflight connectivity in Indian airspace by July of this year, after the... Continue Reading
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Lufthansa Captain’s log shows near 8-year connected EFB effort
It was the year 2013. Lufthansa Captain Andreas Ritter was flying from Rio to Frankfurt on an Airbus A340-300 that was equipped with the car... Continue Reading
Panasonic hones XTS satellite plan to preserve capital for LEOs
Panasonic Avionics has been described in the press as having “sidelined” its XTS satellite strategy, after years of vacuuming up GEO capacit... Continue Reading
Press Release: Kenya Airways selects Panasonic for IFE services
Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic) and Kenya Airways have today announced an agreement to provide inflight entertainment (IFE) servi... Continue Reading
Demand for mobile connectivity persists outside the US: SITAONAIR
Over ten years ago, inflight GSM had a moment, as OnAir (now SITAONAIR) and AeroMobile (now a Panasonic Avionics subsidiary) began rolling o... Continue Reading
Press Release: Crystal Cabin Award: The trends in air travel 2018
It is one of the most coveted awards in the international aviation industry. Year after year, suppliers, major aircraft manufacturers, unive... Continue Reading
Embraer nears decision on additional connectivity options for E2
Having first decided to offer Panasonic Avionics’ Ku satellite connectivity and wireless IFE solutions as linefit options for customers of i... Continue Reading
SITAONAIR’s IFC personalization program for Emirates explained
As airlines and suppliers continue to move towards personalization of the inflight experience, one key challenge is delivering consistently ... Continue Reading
Panasonic Avionics vows vast IFC improvements with third gen network
Vastly improved data rates. Faster, more responsive Internet. Streaming video and, where permitted, VoIP and video-enabled chat. These are j... Continue Reading
JAL first class delivers understated luxury
LAX to Tokyo is one of my favourite routes to fly in first class, and on a recent booking burning many well-earned frequent flyer miles, I t... Continue Reading
SITAONAIR details how airline RFP process is evolving for IFEC
The inflight entertainment and connectivity RFP process is evolving, with increasingly savvy airlines realizing “they don’t need a fully int... Continue Reading
Press Release: Panasonic will be LIVE @ CES2018
Panasonic, a global provider of comprehensive solutions for businesses and municipalities as well as consumers, will again feature Panasonic... Continue Reading
#PaxEx Podcast: Why Mitsubishi’s internal time clock is ticking
Welcome to Episode 53 of the #PaxEx podcast. Our guest for this episode is well-known aviation geek Isaac Alexander, a freelance aviation wr... Continue Reading
PaxEx odds and ends: ANA goes guns blazing on IFEC and LIFT gains lift
Seatback inflight entertainment isn’t every airline’s cup of tea. Though nearly all new longhaul widebodies are still delivered ... Continue Reading
Air Canada vows it will not cap Internet on longhaul flights
Air Canada is nothing short of thrilled to be rolling out Gogo 2Ku satellite connectivity on its widebody aircraft, and is assuring passenge... Continue Reading
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