Alaska Airlines offers compelling transcon option with A321neo
While an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 is not at the top of my preference list for a transcon flight, the airline regularly schedules one of it... Continue Reading
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Press Release: Boeing and Alaska Airlines start flight trials with Iris
Inmarsat, the world leader in global mobile satellite communications, has announced its participation in this year’s Boeing ecoDemonstrator ... Continue Reading
Press Release: ThinKom unveils new VICTS antennas for space payloads
ThinKom Solutions today announced the development of a new family of phased-array antennas for deployment on satellites and other space vehi... Continue Reading
FAA issues AD for 737s fitted with Viasat IFC under specific STC
The FAA has issued a new airworthiness directive for certain Boeing 737-800 and -900ER series aircraft fitted with Viasat’s satellite-based ... Continue Reading
Press Release: Panasonic upgrades inflight connectivity with GigSky
Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic Avionics) is enhancing its in-flight mobile connectivity offering through a strategic partnership ... Continue Reading
Press Release: Government of Canada invests in Telesat Lightspeed
Telesat, one of the world’s largest and most innovative satellite operators, announced today that it expects to receive a $1.44 billion inve... Continue Reading
Press Release: Inmarsat takes another leap forward with ELERA
In its second major announcement in two weeks, Inmarsat is today unveiling Inmarsat ELERA; a global narrowband network that is ideally suite... Continue Reading
Press Release: Honeywell terminals for Iridium NEXT mark industry first
Honeywell has partnered with Iridium to become a Value-Added Manufacturer of aviation terminals that operate on the Iridium NEXT network. Th... Continue Reading
Delta’s domestic widebody flights are a treat
With international travel still largely off the table for most people, 2021 has seen the resurgence of highly sought after US domestic wideb... Continue Reading
Press Release: OneWeb announces Hanwha as new equity partner
Hanwha, the South Korean Fortune 500, global technology and manufacturing company has announced a USD $300m equity investment by Hanwha Syst... Continue Reading
Press Release: Lufthansa Technik offers STC in China for A320 IFC
Lufthansa Technik can now offer a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) in China for an inflight connectivity solution on Airbus A320 family a... Continue Reading
Press Release: Hanwha Phasor and Plexus to make satcom antenna
Hanwha Phasor, designer of the world’s first commercial active electronically-steered array (AESA) for satellite communications on the move,... Continue Reading
Inmarsat orchestrates plan for communications network of the future
London-headquartered satellite operator Inmarsat isn’t new to the hybrid network game. It has long supported governments with multi-band sol... Continue Reading
Press Release: China Eastern to roll out Panasonic Live TV
Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic Avionics) has today announced China Eastern Airlines (China Eastern) as the launch customer in Chi... Continue Reading
Welcome to a TikTok stress test of American’s Viasat system
As several US-based airlines chart a slow and winding course towards low-cost or free Wi-Fi for passengers, or in some cases continue to pro... Continue Reading