APSTAR-6D expected to support domestic IFC trials in China this year
China’s APT Mobile Satcom (APSATCOM) expects its new APSTAR-6D high throughput satellite will support inflight connectivity trials for Chine... Continue Reading
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Commercial aviation takes back burner to defense for NXTCOMM
NXT Communications Corporation has made strong headway in its development of a modular phased array antenna for airlines. But the commercial... Continue Reading
SmartSky raises additional capital; plans test corridor in Florida
SmartSky Networks has closed on more than $32 million in additional equity and debt funding as it prepares for the launch of its next-genera... Continue Reading
Cathay first and business passengers can sleep lie-flat without masks
Passengers flying in first or business class on Cathay Pacific are permitted to remove their masks when sleeping in the lie-flat position, u... Continue Reading
RGN Premium: Bullish on Ka IFC with hardware and software
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Inmarsat positions GDC terminal for global GX
Inmarsat is positioning GDC Technics’ new inflight connectivity terminal – with ThinKom’s Ka VICTS phased-array antenna – as not just ... Continue Reading
RGN Premium: Conceiving a multi-pronged deal with IFC as core
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LuxStream broadband available on more Gulfstream types
Collins Aerospace’s new LuxStream-branded Ku-band satellite-supported inflight connectivity service for business aviation continues to move ... Continue Reading
Etihad Airways, Singapore Airlines vaccinate their crews
Etihad Airways and Singapore Airlines have made it a priority to provide the COVID-19 vaccine for their frontline crew members to lower thei... Continue Reading
Telesat taps Thales to manufacture LEO satellites for Lightspeed
Canadian satellite operator Telesat has selected Thales Alenia Space as the prime manufacturer of its global LEO constellation, which will c... Continue Reading
Panasonic conducts full streaming Internet trials with airlines
Panasonic Avionics has conducted “full streaming” onboard Internet trials with undisclosed airlines after upgrading its customers’ air... Continue Reading
RGN Premium: Breathtaking momentum
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RGN Premium: Pushing ahead in IFC on multiple fronts
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Breeze Airways takes first E190; teases PaxEx details
US start-up Breeze Airways has taken delivery of an Embraer E190 — the first of 15 aircraft on lease from Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) ... Continue Reading
Geven to launch “super” economy seat for ULCCs, LCCs
Italian aircraft seatmaker Geven is preparing to launch a brand new economy class seat model aimed at meeting the needs of ultra-low-cost ca... Continue Reading