Planes, trains, Global Xpress, Honeywell’s Sidelinger leans in
From locomotives, to marine vessels to satellite communications in aerospace, Rebecca Sidelinger has run a variety of different product line... Continue Reading
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Sinai Metrojet A321 crash raises questions about Egypt, Russia
After the flight of Metrojet/Kogalymavia flight 7K9268 from the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el Sheikh to St Petersburg in Russia, there... Continue Reading
United Airlines to adopt single interface for disparate wifi services
United Airlines soon will no longer use the Gogo payment system for wifi. The move affects more than 100 aircraft (the vast majority are 70-... Continue Reading
Capacity boost coming to make Southwest wifi experience better
What does it take to keep travelers happily connected? A lot more bandwidth, and Global Eagle Entertainment is upping capacity significantly... Continue Reading
Battle is brewing over inflight connectivity pricing
A battle is brewing in the world of inflight connectivity pricing and lines are becoming more and better defined. On one side are proponents... Continue Reading
JetBlue hits major milestones with Fly-Fi rollout
JetBlue took a major step forward in the equipage of its fleet with Fly-Fi inflight Internet this week, putting the first Embraer E-190 with... Continue Reading
Gogo hit-piece shows Fast Company is clueless about inflight wifi
Another day, another idiotically uninformed production from the generalist media about the passenger experience. This time, it’s Fast Compan... Continue Reading
GuestLogix POS terminal battery fire causes Alaska flight diversion
This morning’s battery fire on board Alaska Airlines flight 17, which caused the diversion of the Newark-Seattle flight to Buffalo, was caus... Continue Reading
Southwest Airlines’ flight attendants going mobile-ish
Flight attendants at Southwest Airlines are testing out new mobile devices as part of their daily operation. The iPad minis have been distri... Continue Reading
How AeroMobile works with telcos to drop cost of roaming on board
With 330 active mobile connectivity installs and a backlog of 1,239 in the books, Panasonic Avionics is sitting on the quiet giant that is A... Continue Reading
Inmarsat signals strong interest in having US air-to-ground footprint
Having laid out its plan to offer hybrid ATG/S-band inflight connectivity service in Europe in partnership with Deutsche Telekom – and boast... Continue Reading
Astronics demos USB Type-C, the in-seat power ports of the future
If you own an overwhelming slice of the pie in a particular market, do you stop innovating? No, says onboard technology powerhouse Astronics... Continue Reading
Icelandair is on the forefront of weather forecasting with TAMDAR
Since last December, Icelandair has been operating TAMDAR airborne meteorological sensors via a four-channel Iridium-based integrated commun... Continue Reading
Cathay Pacific says A350 connectivity trial will determine rollout
The lack of inflight connectivity at Cathay Pacific has been surprising to some given the carrier’s well-established premium position. But f... Continue Reading
GEE backs up BAE claim that studios have okayed EW streaming
PORTLAND, OREGON — The hot topic of the APEX Expo continues to be BAE Systems managing to secure early window content from two of the big si... Continue Reading
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