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An iPad is being held up on the aircraft by tucking the case into the literature pocket. The airline is a member of the Seamless Air Alliance.

Why Seamless is introducing Viper to measure IFC performance

Late last year, several airline members of the global inflight connectivity standards group Seamless Air Alliance approached the executive t... Continue Reading

JetBlue’s Anna Sieber helms Seamless Air Alliance Airline Forum

Since Airbus, Delta, OneWeb, Sprint and Airtel launched the Seamless Air Alliance in 2018, it has welcomed a ‘who’s who’ of airlines, airfra... Continue Reading

Small European flags in a cluster to celebrate the pact between ESA and Seamless.

Seamless Air Alliance seeks industry convergence with ESA partnership

FARNBOROUGH — The Seamless Air Alliance — a wide-ranging grouping of airlines, airframers, original equipment manufacturers and suppliers — ... Continue Reading

Press Release: Seamless supports integration of 3GPP 5G NTN for aero

Seamless Air Alliance (SAA), the leading developer of global standards for Inflight Connectivity (IFC), today announced it will foster the d... Continue Reading

Aer Lingus Airbus narrowbody with Panasonic IFC installed, as supported by ST Engineering iDIrect modem. ST Engineering iDirect is able to accommodate multi-orbit IFC.

One-on-one with ST Engineering iDirect as multi-orbit IFC accelerates

As OneWeb gears up to support inflight connectivity via its Ku-band Low Earth Orbit satellite network this year, and with Amazon’s Kui... Continue Reading

Airbus A350 in the airframer's livery is parked. Airbus has chosen two Type 4 antennas for its HBCplus programme.

Seamless’ category system for IFC antennas rates Airbus Type 4

Growing in impact every day, the Seamless Air Alliance’s Architecture/Interoperability group — chaired by Airbus and Boeing — has assessed t... Continue Reading

Passengers boarding an Airbus A320 on a sunny day.

Seamless member Kontron pushes for common aero modem form factor

When the Seamless Air Alliance first came on the scene, it was unclear how many competitors would want to participate in the group’s work to... Continue Reading

Press Release: Seamless launches first-of-its-kind IFC quality program

Seamless Air Alliance, the leading developer of global standards for Inflight Connectivity (IFC), today announced launch of the Seamless-Cer... Continue Reading

Young woman using a phone on board the aircraft

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

The tail of the Aer Lingus aircraft is seen from the airport window as it is parked at the gate. A shamrock on a blue tail.

Panasonic expects inflight Wi-Fi to continue trumping cellular

When AeroMobile and OnAir (later SITA) first started bringing inflight GSM connectivity to airlines over 15 years ago, cellular and Wi-Fi ne... Continue Reading

Airplane landing on runway in Pearson International airport at dusk, Toronto,Canada Kontron

Kontron tackles aviation supply chain constraint with rapid innovation

Lingering Covid-driven supply chain constraints and increased costs have exacerbated system obsolescence problems in aviation, including in ... Continue Reading

A man uses his smart phone on board an Alaska Airlines flight, which is equipped with Intelsat's WiFi solution. Alaska Airlines is a Seamless Air Alliance member along with Airbus, Boeing and Others

Airbus and Boeing drive IFC interoperability via Seamless Air Alliance

Co-chairing the Seamless Air Alliance’s inflight connectivity interoperability working group, Airbus and new member Boeing are “both driving... Continue Reading

Mary Kirby is interviewing NetForecast president Rebecca Wetzel at the APEX/IFSA Expo.

How NetForecast is measuring Wi-Fi PaxEx virtually in the seat

For two decades, NetForecast has provided Wi-Fi performance measurements for terrestrial and mobile Internet services including for customer... Continue Reading

Press Release: Seamless members share vision of flexible IFC

The Seamless Air Alliance, which continues to lead the development and implementation of Global Standards for Inflight Connectivity, today a... Continue Reading

Rendering of ViaSat-1 satellite in orbit dark blue space with white and light blue flares in a starry sky. Image Viasat

UK watchdog flags competition concerns about Viasat-Inmarsat merger

In a testament to the growing importance of inflight connectivity, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has raised concerns that... Continue Reading