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Seth Miller

DOT proposes major change to airline refund rules

3 August 2022 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

A departure board at Boston's Logan International Airport. Passengers on those canceled flights could soon be treated differently thanks to proposed DOT rules.

The US Department of Transportation is proposing significant changes to how and when passengers are due refunds for canceled or changed travel plans. Under a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) issued this week the Department would require full refunds when an airline cancels or significantly changes a flight, regardless of reason.

This story is about: Department of Transportation, DoT, refunds, regulations Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports

airBaltic teases Starlink in-flight internet consideration

3 August 2022 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

An airBaltic A220-300 at the carrier's home base in Rigav

Forget detailed RFP cycles or convoluted consulting agreements. When it comes to considering SpaceX’s Starlink as a potential in-flight internet service provider airBaltic CEO Martin Gauss took to Twitter.

This story is about: A220, A220-300, air-to-ground, AirBaltic, ancillary, ancillary revenue, EAN, European Aviation Network, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, in-seat power, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, Martin Gauss, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Satellite, SpaceX, Starlink, ViaSat, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

SmartSky completes nationwide network

2 August 2022 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The SmartSky antennae installed on the company's Citation jet

The SmartSky nation-wide network is now complete. The new air-to-ground in-flight internet solution can deliver connectivity across the continental United States via hundreds of towers.

This story is about: air-to-ground, ATG-NG, BizAv, business aviation, gogo, Gogo 5G, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, SmartSky, SmartSky LTE Filed Under: IFEC

Iberia taps Recaro for new A350 business class suites (with doors!)

29 July 2022 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

This tiny, terrible image is all we have for details on the new Recaro CL Suites coming to Iberia's A350s late next year

Iberia’s next generation of A350 aircraft will offer business class suites, including a sliding door for privacy. Recaro will provide the seats for the carrier.

This story is about: A350, A350-900, business class, CL6720, Iberia, Recaro, seating, seats Filed Under: Seats & Cabin

No MAX 7s for Southwest this year

29 July 2022 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

A Southwest Airlines 737 MAX 8

At the beginning of 2022 Southwest Airlines anticipated taking delivery of more than 70 new Boeing 737 MAX 7 aircraft through the year. Seven months into the year, with FAA certification timing still unclear, the carrier revised that number to zero.

This story is about: 737 MAX, 737 MAX 10, 737 MAX 7, Boeing, certification, regulations, Southwest Airlines Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports

Destination Reels boost interactivity on Southwest’s moving map

29 July 2022 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Roughly a third of the time spent in the Southwest Airlines inflight connectivity portal is consumed on the moving map. And those passengers now have some additional infotainment available. The carrier is the launch customer for Destination Reels from FlightPath3D, an immersive travel guide loaded with mobile-friendly, short-form videos for all of Southwest’s destinations.

This story is about: flightpath3d, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, inflight wifi, moving map, portal, Southwest Airlines, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

JetBlue, Spirit agree to $3.8 billion deal

28 July 2022 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The combined Spirit/JetBlue market map

Four months after starting the conversations, and just a few hours after the Frontier Airlines bid was formally rejected, Spirit Airlines and JetBlue announced a definitive agreement to merge.

This story is about: ancillary, ancillary fees, ancillary revenue, AVANT, Big Front Seat, Collins Aerospace, Frontier, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, in-seat power, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, inflight wifi, JetBlue, merger, Meridian, premium cabin, seating, seats, Spirit Airlines, Thales, Thales AVANT Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports, IFEC, Seats & Cabin

Panasonic Avionics announces trio of new senior executives

26 July 2022 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

An interior shot of the Fiji AIrways 737 MAX showing off the Panasonic Avionics-powered IFE screens

Two new executives are joining the senior ranks at Panasonic Avionics, and a third is getting a nice promotion. The company announced the changes as part of its drive to capture value from the broad recovery for the airline industry and sustained increases in passenger traffic.

This story is about: IFC, IFE, IFEC, John Wade, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Satyen Yadav, Tom Eskola Filed Under: IFEC

Eutelsat, OneWeb to merge in LEO/GEO push

26 July 2022 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The LEO/GEO blend for OneWeb and Eutelsat

The next generation of the OneWeb constellation is now funded. Eutelsat will divert its dividend payments for the next two years to help cover the cost of building and launching the expanded low earth orbit constellation as part of a merger deal between the two companies announced on Tuesday. v

This story is about: electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Eutelsat, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, merger, OneWeb, phased array Filed Under: IFEC

Thales FlytLIVE gets boost with SES-17 activation

26 July 2022 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The official launch of the FlytLIVE in-flight WiFi service on Spirit Airlines earlier this month, after a year of trial operations irepresents a strong return to the in-flight connectivity market for Thales. But the company is not slowing down now that the gear is live; quite the opposite, in fact.

This story is about: Air Canada, High Throughput Satellites, HTS, Hughes, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, InFlyt, Ka-band, Ka2517, SES-17, Spirit Airlines, TATL, Thales, Thales FlytLIVE, Thales Inflyt, ThinAir, Thinkom, transatlantic Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

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