Exclusive: United to stream DirecTV to some passengers’ devices
As United Airlines puts planes into service without in-seat screens questions are being asked about the future of the inflight entertainment... Continue Reading
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Thales to carry LiveTV’s low-cost philosophy forward
The rebranding happened quickly for LiveTV when Thales closed its $400 million purchase of the JetBlue unit. New signs were installed and so... Continue Reading
French aerospace corporations partner in global hunt for start-ups
Airbus, Thales, Air France, Zodiac Aerospace, thermoplastics company Hutchinson and French industrial conglomerate Daher are on the hunt for... Continue Reading
JetBlue aims to complete Internet installs on E-190s in 1H 2016
US carriers continue to make headway in equipping their full fleets with inflight connectivity. Delta Air Lines’ provider, Gogo, today... Continue Reading
Thales to scale down antenna radome for 70-seat regional jets
Looking to provide inflight connectivity on smaller regional jets? Outside of Gogo’s air-to-ground (ATG) offering in the US and Canada... Continue Reading
Inmarsat mulls going direct to airlines with ATG service in Europe
Inmarsat is edging ever closer to making a decision on whether to serve airlines directly when it launches integrated air-to-ground (ATG)-S ... Continue Reading
Free inflight Wi-Fi on the horizon for airline passengers
In the world of inflight Internet service the price point to consumers remains a touchy subject. For many providers keeping the higher cost ... Continue Reading
United is on bleeding edge of integrating multiple Wi-Fi products
LAS VEGAS: Passengers focus on the value inflight connectivity brings in the form of distraction or entertainment; they want to be online an... Continue Reading
Turkish-made seat set to debut on 737s with Thales IFE
ANAHEIM: Lurking within the large Thales booth at the APEX Expo is a little known seat manufacturer named TSI Aviation Seats. The subsidiary... Continue Reading
United readies to launch mobile friendly inflight Wi-Fi portal
Offering Gogo ATG-4 on its p.s. fleet, ViaSat Exede Ka on Boeing narrowbodies, and Panasonic Avionics eXConnect Ku on the rest of its fleet ... Continue Reading
IFE apps and games developer makes gains in China
As airfare becomes more affordable in the highly competitive Chinese aviation environment, operators are ordering new jets with IFE solution... Continue Reading
Air New Zealand explains decision not to offer connectivity on 787-9
Air New Zealand is citing a lack of full satellite coverage on routes intended for its new Boeing 787-9 as the reason why it opted not to se... Continue Reading
ViaSat agreement with Eutelsat is also a gain for Thales
Eutelsat and ViaSat’s new agreement to stitch together regional Ka-band services to support inflight connectivity bodes well for Thale... Continue Reading
Flexible displays could be part of future travel experience: JetBlue
Never content to rest on its laurels JetBlue Airways is eyeing the possibility of eventually moving to flexible OLED (organic light emitting... Continue Reading
JetBlue talks HD, VOD, and OLED screens
During JetBlue’s A321 media preview this week, the airline gave some insight into the technical constraints of its new LTV4 live telev... Continue Reading
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