Airbus adds Amazon, confirms Hughes, removes Viasat GX from HBCplus
HAMBURG — Airbus has made a cadre of updates to its linefit HBCplus inflight connectivity offering, announcing at the Aircraft Interiors Exp... Continue Reading
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Iridium VAMs explore integrating PNT service with avionics
Iridium’s value added manufacturers in aviation are exploring ways to bring another layer of safety to the flight deck by integrating the Mc... Continue Reading
Airbus fine-tunes HBCplus Ku-band IFC in advance of AIX 2025
Airbus has progressed in its antenna studies for the Ku-band side of its linefit, supplier-furnished HBCplus inflight connectivity program a... Continue Reading
RGN Premium: A key Service Bulletin in the works
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SkyFive, Diehl, EchoStar and Sequans eye triple-path IFC
German firm SkyFive is developing what it calls a “triple-path inflight connectivity service” which will integrate SkyFive’s broadband air-t... Continue Reading
RGN Premium: Airbus on fine-tuning Ku-band hardware for HBCplus
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LEAV teams with AirFi for WhatsApp messaging, IFE and smart retail
Though AirFi’s LEO light connectivity and entertainment solution has broken cover elsewhere, scrappy German carrier LEAV Aviation has ... Continue Reading
#PaxEx Podcast: SES’s Andrew Ruszkowski talks Open Orbits
Welcome to the #PaxEx Podcast, which tracks the evolution of the airline passenger experience and aviation’s sustainability initiative... Continue Reading
Panasonic Avionics adds Flightradar24 live fleet data to Arc map
Panasonic Avionics will integrate Flightradar24’s live airline fleet data into its Arc™ moving map platform for inflight entertainment... Continue Reading
Air Canada explores possible LEO augment for 2Ku
Air Canada is in talks with inflight connectivity service providers, including its current provider Intelsat, to understand its options for ... Continue Reading
Face to face with Telesat vice president, aviation Philippe Schleret
Having closed the funding required to launch its Lightspeed Ka-band Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation, Telesat, a longtime geost... Continue Reading
Neo Space Group with SES, plus Intelsat secure new IFC customers
Neo Space Group (NSG), a subsidiary of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) and a partner in SES Open Orbits, has secured more airlin... Continue Reading
Iridium plans Certus safety flight trials aboard 767, 777 and 737
Iridium Communications expects to soon begin flight trials to ensure its global Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite-powered next-gen Certus serv... Continue Reading
VIDEO: Delta innovates with Hughes partnership, IFEC integration
Celebrating 100 years of service, Delta Air Lines is not resting on its laurels when it comes to elevating the passenger experience across t... Continue Reading
At Southwest, bags will soon fly for a fee for many customers
Southwest Airlines is ditching its longstanding ‘bags fly free’ commitment to passengers and instead plans to limit the benefit ... Continue Reading