Bluebox hopeful airlines adopt IFE for the blind before regs hit
Bluebox Aviation Systems is hopeful that airlines will voluntarily adopt accessible inflight entertainment for blind passengers before regul... Continue Reading
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Aircraft seat size in the spotlight as House passes FAA reauthorization
The US House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved five-year FAA reauthorization legislation containing language that, if agreed by... Continue Reading
RGN Premium: French partner doesn’t back down after all
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European Aviation Network quietly ramps up despite objection
Team EAN is like a locked box when it comes to discussing particulars about the rollout of the inflight connectivity service on British Airw... Continue Reading
RGN Premium: The “war” in China, as explained by Gilat
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Smiths Interconnect is candid about IFEC hardware opportunities
China recently, effectively, loosened its inflight connectivity restrictions by allowing passengers to use their smart phones in-flight. But... Continue Reading
VIDEO: Panasonic Avionics CTO talks what’s next for NEXT
With passengers expecting an at-home experience in the sky – including accessing the content they want when they want it – inflight en... Continue Reading
Skin in the game, aircraft lessor SMBC makes its #PaxEx wishes known
Having committed to roughly $30 million in buyer furnished equipment for the first few months of 2018, and expecting to order $100 million i... Continue Reading
RGN Premium: GE not threatened by Google, sees big growth opps
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AirFi on why doing only one thing well in IFE is not good enough anymore
Wireless inflight entertainment systems, whether retrofitted to aircraft or carried on board in portable boxes, have served a number of role... Continue Reading
Drum beat towards free wifi grows louder: Viasat CEO
Passengers increasingly want and indeed expect a free tier of inflight connectivity, irrespective of how airlines endeavor to cover or offse... Continue Reading
Phasor readies to support crazy ballet handoffs in orbit
Phasor is convinced that once an electronically steerable antenna (ESA) emerges in civil aviation that has the ability to support “dua... Continue Reading
#PaxEx Podcast: Flight Chic talks trends in advance of AIX
Welcome to Episode 56 of the #PaxEx Podcast. Our guest is Marisa Garcia, who has worked directly in the design and manufacturing of aircraft... Continue Reading
Southwest Airlines’ dual-source connectivity plan now in play
Having opted to take a dual-source approach to inflight connectivity, Southwest Airlines is now flying with aircraft that have been fitted w... Continue Reading
Stakeholders make pointed remarks as flat panel competition hots up
As inflight connectivity stakeholders study their options for flat panel, electronically steerable antennas, the hardware providers and othe... Continue Reading
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