Seamless Air Alliance continues member growth, agrees framework
Having only been gathering new members since June, the pieces of the puzzle that the Seamless Air Alliance needs to fulfill its goals are no... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Viasat
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
Viasat shares narrowbody IFC growth expectation for North America
Suggesting it has secured 20% of the narrowbody inflight connectivity market in North America, Viasat believes it can grow its market share ... Continue Reading
SAS Plus features shine with free speedy Internet service
As a budget-sensitive traveler, I rarely find Eurobusiness tickets worth the fare difference, but SAS surprised me with its ‘lightR... Continue Reading
Zodiac Inflight Innovations readies for RAVE 777X/787 linefit
RAVE Ultra, Zodiac Inflight Innovations’ impressive new inflight entertainment system, will roll out on Recaro 3710 longhaul economy c... Continue Reading
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
Saudia readies for near-term launch of new hybrid inflight connectivity
Saudi Arabia’s Taqnia Space is barreling towards commercial launch of its hybrid Ka/Ku inflight connectivity and television service on Saudi... Continue Reading
Thales reveals plan for global, high-capacity Ka inflight connectivity
Thales InFlyt Experience has revealed it has global aspirations for delivering high-capacity Ka-band-supported inflight connectivity to airl... Continue Reading
Press Release: La Compagnie to offer unlimited Viasat wifi on A321neos
La Compagnie, the exclusively business-class boutique airline offering two daily flights between New York and Paris, has partnered with Vias... Continue Reading
Lufthansa Systems touts smart caching in advance of EAN launch
While inflight connectivity is advancing, the experience in the air cannot keep up with the consumer experience at home, especially as count... Continue Reading
Press Release: Viasat picks Atlas V rocket to launch a ViaSat-3 satellite
Global communications company Viasat Inc. announced today it selected United Launch Alliance’s (ULA’s) proven Atlas V vehicle to... Continue Reading
Workaround to linefit highlighted as GX fitted to Qatar Airways 777s
As Qatar Airways continues to roll out Inmarsat’s Ka-band GX inflight connectivity system, it appears to have faced a small hiccup in the fo... Continue Reading
United to offer streaming class of inflight Internet on the 737 MAX
While United Airlines has adopted a wide variety of connectivity solutions, ranging from Gogo air-to-ground, Panasonic Ku and Thales/Viasat ... Continue Reading
Press Release: Viasat, Boeing enter next phase of ViaSat-3 integration
Viasat, a global communications company, has announced the first ViaSat-3 payload module structure, built by Boeing, arrived at Viasat’s Tem... 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
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