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
Tag Archives: Wi-Fi
NASA, Rockwell make swift progress on UAS data link waveform
Within a week of the FAA’s release of strict new clarifications on how it defines banned commercial drone operations, NASA and Rockwell Coll... Continue Reading
#PaxEx Podcast: Passenger Experience features in Farnborough Fun
Welcome to Episode 15 of the #PaxEx Podcast. Our guest for this episode is well-known aviation geek Isaac Alexander, who blogs as Jet City S... Continue Reading
Entertainment is subset of new connected airplane: Gogo
Smugly saying you got rid of your TV ages ago really means nothing in an era where an old-fashioned high-speed Internet connection will take... Continue Reading
Bombardier eyes new entryway for CRJ; offers Gogo Wi-Fi linefit
FARNBOROUGH: Passengers expect to use their personal electronic devices (PEDs) in-flight; they expect Wi-Fi to be accessible, and they appre... Continue Reading
Boeing 777 antennas not impacted by AD to address cracking: FAA
A now well publicized FAA Airworthiness Directive that addressed cracking in the fuselage skin beneath a Boeing 777 satcom adapter has nothi... Continue Reading
South African among airlines testing real-time transactions in-flight
It’s not widely known by the traveling public that most point of sale (POS) devices used to transact food/beverage and retail sales on board... Continue Reading
Some start-up airlines in Africa look promising
Last week we offered up Shakeel Adam’s thoughts on some newly announced start-up airlines in the Americas. As managing director at AVIADO Pa... Continue Reading
PED power questions abound as TSA implements new rule
Every new TSA security directive seems to elicit the same series of responses from the traveling public – outrage, confusion, and indi... Continue Reading
Inflight Wi-Fi provider Gogo leapfrogs its own technology
When Gogo announced its hybrid Ground-to-Orbit (GTO) solution last September it included an aggressive timeline from launch partner Virgin A... 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
Virgin America dismisses need for A320 cabin revamp
JetBlueʼs debut of its new Mint premium product could not have happened at a worse time for rival Virgin America, which reported a $22 milli... Continue Reading
A decade on: Airlines that sprung to life or bid adieu in 2004
Time flies (pun intended). Over the years countless airlines have launched operations and flown under thousands of monikers, carrying billio... Continue Reading
Customer care is key as Gogo grows its patch
Being asked to fly to Chicago to attend Gogo’s ‘All Access Day’ is pretty much the stuff of dreams for me (and it makes me look ... Continue Reading
Could Google offer a sky bridge to new inflight connectivity options?
Google is space-bound, according to multiple reports. The company refuses to confirm or deny stories suggesting that it will launch a satell... Continue Reading
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