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PaxEx Premium: Panasonic’s Pivot

IFEC20 September 2018

Panasonic Avionics Corporation (PAC) and Inmarsat are poised to reshape the inflight connectivity world with a landmark deal. The ten year strategic collaboration project will see PAC sell Inmarsat's Ka-band GX connectivity solution while Inmarsat…

PaxEx Premium: Spirit’s wifi installs begin

IFEC14 September 2018

Work on the first Spirit Airlines aircraft to receive its Thales-supplied inflight wifi connectivity hardware is underway. Installation efforts started this week at an MRO with Thales overseeing the work. The carrier expects installation to…

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[PR] Ariane 6 secures first commercial customer

Press Release11 September 2018

Arianespace and Eutelsat Communications have concluded a long-term multiple-launch service agreement on the occasion of the World Satellite Business Week in Paris. [wandrqt]It was only a matter of time before Arianespace secured a customer for…

Viasat secures ULA as third launch partner for…

IFEC10 September 2018

Viasat now holds launch contracts for all three satellites of its upcoming ViaSat-3 constellation. The company announced today that United Launch Alliance (ULA) will carry one of the three satellites into orbit between 2020 to…

PaxEx Premium: Another connectivity split fleet

IFEC10 September 2018

Managing multiple inflight connectivity solutions can prove a challenge for airlines but that isn't stopping them from pursuing such deals. A couple weeks ago Virgin Atlantic's first A350-1000 entered the final assembly line at Toulouse…

Easing access to wifi: Telekom & Lufthansa Group…

IFEC7 September 2018

In the Americas the relationship between Gogo and TMobile to deliver complimentary inflight wifi to passengers is well established. Europe is about to see a similar solution launch. Telekom and Lufthansa Group are teaming up…