Travelers entering US must show negative COVID-19 test
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will require all travelers entering the US from abroad to show proof of a negative COVID-19 t... Continue Reading
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RGN Premium: Airframers get in on the wIFE and W-IFE action
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Gogo envisages Bring Your Own License connected IFE
As the movie landscape is reshaped amid the COVID-19 crisis – and on the heels of the bombshell decision by Warner Bros. to exhibit it... Continue Reading
Software-defined network part of Intelsat plan for aero
Intelsat is evolving towards software-defined, reconfigurable satellite assets that will allow the company to direct high-throughput capacit... Continue Reading
![The first of Inmarsat’s I-6 satellites, I-6F1, which carries both L-band and Ka-band payloads, so is also known as GX6A, enters thermal vacuum testing in Toulouse, France. Manufactured in the UK and assembled in France, I-6F1 undergoes this test to simulate the harsh space environment prior to launch in H2 2021. [Credit: Inmarsat/Airbus Defence and Space] H-IIA](https://runwaygirlnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/corp-i6f1-thermalvaccumtest-Custom-300x185.jpg)
Inmarsat readies for most ambitious tech roadmap in its history
Celebrating the fifth anniversary of its Global Xpress (GX) Ka-band network, Inmarsat is gearing up for the launch of four new GX payloads a... Continue Reading
RGN Premium: Seeking clarity on IFC programs
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EASA issues call for tenders on cabin air quality study
For many years, airline crew members have expressed a wide variety of health concerns about contaminated air on aircraft. Now the European U... Continue Reading
Turkish Technic sees wireless hardware fly on Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines’ maintenance, repair and overhaul unit Turkish Technic can add wireless entertainment and connectivity hardware to its cadr... Continue Reading
OneWeb moves closer to fulfilling mission; forges new pact with Hughes
A week before Christmas, OneWeb received an early present. On 18 December, the satellite operator, whose aim is to deliver Internet access e... Continue Reading
QuiverTree Media eyes advertising and OTT service integration for IFE
Months before Boeing’s partnership with Spanish firm Immfly led to the late-November launch of a new wireless IFE and digital services... Continue Reading
Kontron readies for airlines to roam between multiple networks
These days, it’s common for airlines to run data over two different satcom pipes on longhaul flights, transmitting safety and operatio... Continue Reading
Singapore Airlines expands US flights as vaccine spurs recovery hopes
Singapore Airlines will significantly increase its existing US flight schedule on 18 January 2021, expanding to daily departures from Los An... Continue Reading
SkyFive looks to bring air-to-ground connectivity to New Zealand
Inflight connectivity specialist SkyFive has inked a memorandum of understanding with Auckland-headquartered engineering firm The Broadtech ... Continue Reading
Air India taps Aeroplay as CSP, as IFE evolves amid COVID
Aeroplay Entertainment, a Singapore-based boutique content service provider with a lab facility in Mumbai, is on the march, having recently ... Continue Reading
Gogo’s John Wade on IFC models set to dominate industry
Gogo Commercial Aviation president John Wade predicts that “freemium” and third-party payer models will dominate inflight connectivity in th... Continue Reading