ThinKom eyes near-term commercial airline launch of Ka-band antenna
When Gogo early this year revealed it was grappling with the problem of deicing fluid seeping under antenna radomes, ThinKom Solutions’ Ku30... Continue Reading
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When two aircraft mark an interesting business class watershed
La Compagnie, the “boutique” (meaning “small”) all-business-class airline shuttling between Paris-Orly and Newark, is an unlikely survivor o... Continue Reading
Polar positioning could take a number of flavors as Viasat eyes MEO
Depending on where you sit in the conversation – or indeed where your satellites sit in orbit – providing inflight connectivity over p... Continue Reading
American Airlines picks Viasat inflight Internet for 100 new A321neos
American Airlines has selected Viasat to provide high-speed inflight Internet and wireless entertainment for 100 new Airbus A321neos, repres... Continue Reading
Press Release: EL AL launches inflight Wi-Fi system, powered by Viasat
EL AL Israel Airlines announced it officially launched its new fast, reliable commercial in-flight Wi-Fi service, powered by global communic... Continue Reading
Embraer’s Viasat Ka pick for Legacy jets may spell more opportunities
Representing the culmination of several years of work, Viasat today announced that Embraer has selected its high-capacity Ka-band satellite-... Continue Reading
Aeromexico confirms Viasat for MAX connectivity
In 2014, Aeromexico became the first airline to commit to Gogo’s next generation satellite connectivity system, 2Ku, across most of its Boei... Continue Reading
Could United unleash full inflight Internet beast on its 737s?
United Airlines has endeavored in the past to make its inflight connectivity service – provided by multiple disparate providers – as consist... Continue Reading
Thales’ work to grow US footprint is harder with JetBlue pivot
If Thales was surprised by JetBlue’s recent decision to hand prime ISP positioning to ViaSat under a new deal that will see the carrier grad... Continue Reading
Snug seating and no seatback IFE? Pressure is on for wifi to work
When your new aircraft is being likened to a “flying prison” due to its tight seating configuration and lack of seatback IFE, it is a darn n... Continue Reading
Press Release: ViaSat-2 successfully receives and transmits first data
Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global communications company, announced that the ViaSat-2 satellite has successfully arrived in geostationary... Continue Reading
Press Release: JetBlue taps ViaSat’s nextgen capacity and coverage
ViaSat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global broadband services and technology company, today announced it expanded its relationship with JetBlue, a... Continue Reading
Faster Ku part of ViaSat arsenal as it preps for 16 Mbps Ka in BizAv
Though rival inflight connectivity providers serving business aviation are fighting to displace ViaSat’s Yonder Ku-band service on large bus... Continue Reading
PaxEx odds and ends: BA brings pain and Ethiopian 767 no longer plain
Just because you know something is coming doesn’t make it hurt any less when it actually arrives. We have known for nearly a year that Briti... Continue Reading
ViaSat has great IFC expectations as 737 MAX with wifi readies for EIS
ViaSat is staying somewhat loose in its messaging about when its new ViaSat-2 satellite will begin actively supporting inflight connectivity... Continue Reading
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