Qatar Airways in a u-turn taps Inmarsat GX for 787-9s, plus 737 MAXs
Qatar Airways’ surprise decision in November 2019 to hand a 70-aircraft strong inflight connectivity and live TV deal to Gogo Commercial Avi... Continue Reading
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SD and SmartSky challenge Gogo claims about their IFC solutions
It’s not uncommon for management at Gogo Business Aviation to take a few swipes at the competition during its quarterly earnings conference ... Continue Reading
Korean Air gets green light from Australia to merge with Asiana
SkyTeam member Korean Air’s plan to acquire hometown competitor Asiana Airlines has received the green light from the Australian Competition... Continue Reading
Philippe Carette leaves Inmarsat Aviation post; Steenstrup steps in
Philippe Carette, previously the president of Inmarsat’s Aviation Business Unit, left the firm on 27 July 2022, roughly eight months after j... Continue Reading
SAUDIA to launch new GX-powered connectivity solution in early 2023
SAUDIA passengers should expect to experience “an inflight service that far exceeds what has been available until now” when the ... Continue Reading
Etihad Airways Captain Aisha Al Mansoori achieves historic first
Women in the United Arab Emirates, and the greater Middle Eastern region, have been making their mark in aviation for quite some time. There... Continue Reading
Intelsat to support antenna swap for airlines keen on GEO/LEO service
You might say that Intelsat and OneWeb have been engaged in a sort of mating dance for years. A SoftBank-supported marriage was even contemp... Continue Reading
RGN Premium: Addressing ESA and ATG claims
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Spirit’s transition to SES-17 satellite capacity continues apace
Spirit Airlines’ new inflight Internet service was initially tested and formally launched using leased Ka-band satellite capacity on i... Continue Reading
RGN Premium: Back to the tango, with a twist
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Conetic brings together Touch, ABOVE and Oxygen for holistic PaxEx
What happens when you combine the expertise of a premier airline content service provider, a cloud-based media asset management specialist, ... Continue Reading
Ideas abound as US DOT eyes wheelchairs in the cabin
US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg on 26 July announced that the DOT is working toward a future rule that would allow pass... Continue Reading
Honeywell sees demand climb for SmartSky IFC, talks hybrid ATG/satcom
Honeywell Aerospace is seeing increased demand for SmartSky Networks’ nextgen air-to-ground inflight connectivity service especially now tha... Continue Reading
Iridium says Certus aviation terminals are nearly ready for primetime
Cracking into civil aviation with a new product or service can be a time-consuming process due to the industry’s necessarily stringent certi... Continue Reading
Thousands weigh in as FAA seeks public comment on aircraft seat size
Nearly four years after Congress directed the US Federal Aviation Administration to issue, after notice and comment, minimum dimensions for ... Continue Reading