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In flight: Condor’s A330neo business class shines

2 June 2023 By Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren Leave a Comment

Condor's new livery is absolutely distinctive. (Photo: Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren)

Condor Flugdienst is likely the best known airline you haven’t heard of, at least if you’re an American. But that might be about to change as with a quality product on board as Condor rolls out the A330neo. Come along for the ride!

This story is about: business class, Condor, dining, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, in-seat power, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, inflight wifi, lie-flat beds, premium cabin, product review, seating, seats, trip report Filed Under: IFEC, Product Reviews, Seats & Cabin

Sir Tim Clark expects IFEC, seats to help trim Emirates’ emissions

1 June 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Emirates rewrote the book on what it means to keep passengers entertained and comfortable while flying long-haul. Company President Sir Tim Clark recently shared a few thoughts on what the next generation of passenger experience innovations will look like.

This story is about: Emirates, emissions, FTE, FTEEMEA23, Future Travel Experience, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, seating, seats Filed Under: IFEC, Seats & Cabin

Seamless finalizes QoE metrics, certifies first partner

1 June 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Chalk up another win in the quest for more consistent evaluation of inflight Wi-Fi performance with the Seamless Air Alliance’s Seamless-Certified Service Quality program launching this week.

This story is about: Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX23, Benny Rentamony, ESpace Networks, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, QoE, Quality of Experience, Seamless Air Alliance, SLAs Filed Under: IFEC

Stellar Blu secures Boeing line-fit agreement

31 May 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The original 777 test aircraft for Stellar Blu's Sidewinder ESA terminal.

Stellar Blu just secured a significant boost for its Sidewinder electronically steered antenna (ESA) platform. The company executed an Technical Services Agreement with Boeing that will see the terminal kit as an option for line-fit on the 737 MAX, 787, and 777X types, likely before the end of 2024.

This story is about: Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX23, antenna, Ball Aerospace, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, John Wade, Ka-band, Ku-band, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, phased array, Satellite, Seamless Air Alliance, Stellar Blu, Tracy Trent Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Singapore Airlines to make Wi-Fi free on board

31 May 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

A Singapore Airlines A350-900 heads home from Los Angeles

Singapore Airlines is the latest carrier to bring complimentary inflight Wi-Fi to all passengers on board. The carrier will expand its current offering – limited to 2 hours for passengers in economy class – to allow for access throughout the flight from July 2023.

This story is about: ancillary, ancillary fees, ancillary revenue, frequent flier, frequent flyer, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, loyalty, Singapore Airlines Filed Under: IFEC, Loyalty

ThinKom, Kontron partner for multi-constellation, multi-orbit, multi-modem IFC terminal

31 May 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

ThinKom and Kontron have partnered to develop a multi-modem terminal capable of supporting multiple constellations across multiple orbital planes.

This story is about: Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX23, antenna, GEO, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Ka, Ka-band, Ka2517, Kontron, LEO, MEO, Seamless Air Alliance, ThinAir, ThinKom Filed Under: IFEC

Viasat closes on Inmarsat purchase

31 May 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The deal is done: Viasat now owns Inmarsat, completing the multi-billion dollar transaction.

This story is about: GX, GX Aviation, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat, Inmarsat Global, Ka-band, L-band, Mark Dankberg, merger, S-Band, Satellite, ViaSat, ViaSat-3 Filed Under: IFEC

EchoStar, SkyFive team for S-band dual-link drone control

30 May 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The tiny SkyFive modem that delivers the terrestrial half of an S-band command and control link to urban air mobility vehicles.

How do you deliver multiple, diverse command and control links to a small, uncrewed aircraft, fully integrated in controlled airspace? SkyFive and EchoStar have successfully concluded a series of flight tests, in partnership with Airbus, to combine S-band satellite and terrestrial links and deliver that functionality.

This story is about: air-to-ground, ATG, drones, EchoStar, EchoStar XXI, Hughes, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, inflight connectivity, S-Band, Satellite, SkyFive, UAV Filed Under: IFEC

ESpace snags $10 million, two new directors to boost inflight Wi-Fi QoE

30 May 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

In-flight connectivity providers talk a lot about quality of service guarantees. For passengers, the quality of experience (QoE) is arguably more significant. And now an upstart in that segment, ESpace Networks, has $10 million more to expand its technology platform, as the company announced its Series A funding round, led by Columbia Capital.

This story is about: Benny Rentamony, Devin Harris, ESpace Networks, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, QoE, Quality of Experience, Rupert Pearce, SLAs, startups, Wale Adepoju Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Ethiopian plans Dreamliner upgrades

30 May 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Ethiopian Boeing 787-8 ET-AOS by BriYYZ via CC BY-SA 2.0/Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/bribri/9054360528/

Ethiopian Group CEO Mesfin Tasew confirmed that the carrier’s oldest 787s are due for a cabin refresh; lie-flat beds and upgraded IFE are in the works.

This story is about: 787, 787-9, Boeing, business class, Dreamliner, economy class, Ethiopian Airlines, FTE, FTEEMEA23, Future Travel Experience, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, inflight wifi, lie-flat beds, premium cabin, seating, seats Filed Under: IFEC, Seats & Cabin

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