Air New Zealand casts a new net in connectivity studies
Air New Zealand studied inflight connectivity in the past including for its 787-9s but like many carriers, chose to sit tight and not equip.... Continue Reading
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Op-Ed: Airlines should take control of the mobile payments process
Seven years ago at a banking forum in Europe, a group of future-looking experts predicted that 20% of payments handled in Western countries ... Continue Reading
RGN analysis: QZ8501 weather not as ‘unusual’ as reported
The weather systems above the Java Sea at the time Jakarta control lost contact with Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ8501 look like angry red boi... Continue Reading
Industry running out of excuses for lack of global aircraft tracking
As Indonesia halted its aerial search for Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ8501 for the night, the world asked again – how is it possible th... Continue Reading
Middle East bizjet operators use IFC to improve operations, safety
The aviation industry is abuzz with chatter about the operational and safety benefits that can be gleaned from aircraft e-enablement. But wh... Continue Reading
Toddler flight simulator introduces daughter with dollies to aviation
For decades women have been smashing barriers that hinder them from entering the aviation industry, including the pervasive psyche that this... Continue Reading
SmartSky eyes spectrum options for 4G LTE network
SmartSky Networks, the company that plans to launch a new air-to-ground (ATG) network in the US, is “looking at anything going forward that ... Continue Reading
#PaxEx Podcast: Aviation Geek Wishes Come True
Welcome to Episode 19 of the #PaxEx Podcast. Our guest for this episode is David Parker Brown, founder and editor of the hugely popular Airl... Continue Reading
IATA submits aircraft tracking recommendations to ICAO
GENEVA: An expert task force established by the International Air Transport Association in the wake of the tragic disappearance of Malaysia ... Continue Reading
High Throughput Satellite to support faster Wi-Fi on Southwest
The demand for ever more bandwidth is a story told by customers and service providers alike. In the US aviation market Ku-band satellite cap... Continue Reading
Air France-KLM CEO won’t let personal concerns stop IFC rollout
NEW YORK: Air France has been going through a fair bit of change recently. Just a few months ago, the airline rolled out its new widebody ca... Continue Reading
Air France forges IFC deal with telco; a sign of things to come?
Last week, Air France published a press release announcing it plans to offer inflight connectivity on two short- and medium-haul Airbus A320... Continue Reading
Inmarsat makes headway on new air-to-ground service for Europe
For the last several years US airlines have been able to avail themselves of a relatively simple air-to-ground (ATG)-based inflight Internet... Continue Reading
Airport and aircraft tech touted as Emirates A380 arrives at SFO
San Francisco International Airport is not only the latest US airport to receive Emirates’ double-decker A380 service direct to Dubai, but i... Continue Reading
Cathay among carriers adopting Arconics’ e-enablement solutions
When Apple released the first iPad in 2010 some airlines and pilots dashed out and immediately bought the devices and electronic chart apps ... Continue Reading
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