UPDATE: JetBlue expands free streaming options beyond Amazon
Want to stream Amazon Prime video content while flying? JetBlue will soon provide Amazon Prime members with access to tens of thousands of t... Continue Reading
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Spirit Airlines to inflight Internet providers: we want it for free
Ultra low-cost carrier (ULCC) Spirit Airlines has issued a challenge to inflight connectivity providers: give us an Internet solution that w... Continue Reading
Lufthansa signals intent to adopt terrestrial Wi-Fi for short-haul
European airlines are quickly warming to the idea that they’ll soon have the option to equip short- and medium-haul aircraft operating... Continue Reading
How crew applications will make wearables worthwhile in aviation
With the Apple Watch at the front of the tech industry’s mind, the passenger experience industry is also thinking hard about wearables — and... 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
VIDEO: Gogo equips new flying test lab with GTO connectivity
Gogo has wasted no time in installing its new hybrid air-to-ground (ATG)/Ku-band inflight connectivity system Ground to Orbit (GTO) on its n... Continue Reading
Southwest working with AT&T, Global Eagle on IFEC enhancements
Southwest Airlines is working with AT&T Mobility Solutions Services and its inflight entertainment and connectivity partner, Global Eagl... Continue Reading
JetBlue eager to stay the course with free broadband Internet
How does a company react when its product is even more successful than it expected? For JetBlue and its inflight Wi-Fi partners Thales and V... Continue Reading
Korean Air’s first class: And Heather Cho flipped out on nuts?
Since last September I’ve flown from Paris to Seoul to Shanghai and back on Korean Air, spending some hard-earned points to travel in first ... Continue Reading
Rockwell Collins flight tracking to support broadband feed
In the weeks and months following the 8 March 2014 disappearance of Malaysia Airlines MH370, a number of industry stakeholders grew very voc... 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
#PaxEx Podcast: Flight Data Streams and Indian Aero Dreams
Welcome to Episode 22 of the #PaxEx Podcast. Our guest for this episode is Neelam Mathews. Based in Delhi, India, Neelam has been writing ab... Continue Reading
Flight attendants oppose it but IFC spectrum auction now likely
A $340 million convertible notes offering will give inflight connectivity provider Gogo “the fire power” it needs to participate in a Federa... Continue Reading
Lufthansa’s India-focused ad campaign proves highly effective
Though Lufthansa has served India for over 50 years it continues to be viewed as a strict, no-nonsense German operator in the region. But th... Continue Reading
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