Premium domestic travel arms race intensifies with United Next rollout
One thousand and two hundred days. That’s how long it took for your author to finally snag a ride aboard a United Airlines narrowbody equipp... Continue Reading
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Viasat’s Claudio D’Amico talks JetXP boost for Jet ConneX
Viasat has unveiled major performance improvements — including uncapped speeds, expanded capacity and increased network prioritization — for... Continue Reading
Press Release: Inmarsat Maritime adds Eutelsat OneWeb LEO
Eutelsat Group, announces that Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, has selected Eutelsat’s OneWeb low Earth orbit (LEO) network for integra... Continue Reading
Honeywell 757 demo flight provides insight into defense connectivity
Honeywell’s Boeing 757-200 testbed aircraft is on a nine-stop tour of Africa, Europe and the Middle East, demonstrating resilient connectivi... Continue Reading
KLM welcomes first A321neo with Recaro seats and Viasat Wi-Fi
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has taken delivery of its first two-class, 227-seat Airbus A321neo and will press the twinjet into revenue service ... Continue Reading
Press Release: Azul selects Viasat IFC for Airbus A330-900neo fleet
Azul, the largest airline in Brazil by number of departures and cities served, and Viasat Inc., a global leader in satellite communications,... Continue Reading
Delta now eyeing mid-late 2025 for free Wi-Fi on transpacific routes
Having fitted Viasat’s high-capacity Ka-band geostationary (GEO) satellite-supported inflight connectivity to the lion’s share of its domest... Continue Reading
Press Release: Arctic broadband coming with successful Viasat launch
Viasat, Inc., a global leader in satellite communications, has confirmed the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) has successfully laun... Continue Reading
Viasat raises forecast, touts strength of aviation despite OEM delays
Viasat has slightly increased its 2025 fiscal year revenue outlook and says it expects to have 4,200 aircraft in service by the end of the 1... Continue Reading
Press Release: Avionics Networks joins Viasat’s Velaris partner program
Viasat, Inc., a global leader in satellite communications, today announces the integration of its Velaris L-band satellite terminal into a m... Continue Reading
Press Release: ViaSat-3 F1 satellite enters commercial service
Viasat, Inc., a global leader in satellite communications, today announced that ViaSat-3 F1 (VS3 F1) has entered commercial service and is n... Continue Reading
Viasat saw little impact from now-defunct China sanctions
Viasat says its satcom services, including in aviation, were only “minimally impacted” by China’s monthslong sanctions against t... Continue Reading
Viasat favors own IFC kit for interoperability of Ka satellite assets
Viasat says it has “no firm plans” to support ViaSat-3 aero service for Global Xpress (GX) inflight connectivity installs that use Safran Pa... Continue Reading
Korean Air 787 enters commercial service with Viasat GX
Korean Air’s first Viasat-equipped Boeing 787 has entered commercial service. The inflight connectivity is supported by Viasat’s Global Xpre... Continue Reading
Press Release: LOT Polish Airlines confirms Viasat IFC pick for 787s
LOT Polish Airlines, Poland’s flag carrier, and Viasat Inc., a global leader in satellite communications, today announced officially that 15... Continue Reading