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Lufthansa Technik to provide radomes for Hanwha Phasor ESAs

22 February 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Rendering of the Hanwha Phasor ESA as installed and protected by a Lufthansa Technik radome

Hanwha Phasor has high hopes for its aero ESA product, set to enter the market next year. It will support that with a new radome designed, developed, and manufactured by Lufthansa Technik under a multi-year deal announced today.

This story is about: ACJ, ACJ Connect Link, Airbus Corporate Jets, antenna, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Eutelsat, Hanwha, HBCplus, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, phased array, Phasor, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Rumor has it…

16 February 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

WiFi sign on the passenger service unit in an airplane cabin

With a major IFC contract ready to be awarded, could a dark horse score an unexpected win?

This story is about: 737 MAX, 777, 787, A321neo, Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, antenna, Delta Air Lines, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Hawaiian Airlines, Hughes, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, JSX, Ka1717, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, portal, regional jet, Satellite, Sidewinder, SpaceX, Starlink, STCs, Stellar Blu, Supplemental Type Certificate, ThinKom, United Airlines, ViaSat, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Hawaiian activates Starlink with "surprise and delight" availability

9 February 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The SpaceX Starlink terminal installed atop a Hawaiian A321neo

Just a week after announcing the service was certified, Hawaiian Airlines officially launched its inflight internet era on Thursday. But the first plane to serve passengers was not the first install.

This story is about: A321neo, Chris Liebertz, Hawaiian Airlines, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, SpaceX, Starlink, STCs, Supplemental Type Certificate, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Evolving inflight connectivity: Viasat takes on the art of passenger engagement

7 February 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Viasat turned in another quarter of revenue growth, driven by mobility. Further growth will depend, among other things, on helping airlines better deliver the services to passengers.

This story is about: advertising, ancillary revenue, earnings call, Emirates, I-6, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat, Inmarsat Global, Ka, Ka-band, L-band, Satellite, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, ViaSat, ViaSat-3 Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Intelsat celebrates arctic LEO/GEO testing with Utqiagvik visit

5 February 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Intelsat's testbed CR7 on the ground in Utqiagvik during the LEO/GEO testing in December 2023

A visit to Alaska’s North Slope in mid-December gave Intelsat the opportunity to demonstrate the multi-orbit functionality of its new electronically steered antenna (ESA) terminal and multi-orbit connectivity strategy.

This story is about: Air Canada, Airbus, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Ball Aerospace, Dave Bijur, GEO, HBCplus, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, Ku, Ku-band, Ku3030, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, regional jet, Satellite, Sidewinder, Stellar Blu, ThinKom Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Gogo prevails over SmartSky again in preliminary injunction hearing

31 January 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

A map of the 150 tower locations across the United States for Gogo's 5G rollout

Gogo has, once again, avoided a preliminary injunction prohibiting it from selling its next generation inflight connectivity solution.

This story is about: air-to-ground, ATG, ATG-NG, AVANCE, AVANCE L5, BizAv, business aviation, gogo, Gogo 5G, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat Global, lawsuit, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, merger, Oakleigh Thorne, OneWeb, Satcom Direct, SmartSky, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

AirFi LEO takes flight, lays out roadmap for expansion

31 January 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

industrial machine for installing components on circuit boards

After a few false starts the AirFi LEO inflight connectivity offering has entered service. Company executives confirm multiple airlines have deployed the hardware across more than a dozen planes, with a strong order backlog still to be filled.

This story is about: AirAsia, AirFi, AirFi LEO, Atlantic Airways, Avianca, BermudAir, Cayman Airways, Eastern Airlines, fflya, Global Crossing, IFC, IFEC, in flight, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat Global, Iridium, Iridium NEXT, Job Heimerikx, Marco Dorjee, Surinam Airways, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Starlink certified for Hawaiian’s A321neo fleet

30 January 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Hawaiian Airlines confirms the Starlink inflight internet hardware is now certified for installation on its A321neo fleet. As expected, the company will offer the service for free to all passengers on board.

This story is about: Hawaiian Airlines, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, JSX, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, SpaceX, Starlink, STCs, Supplemental Type Certificate, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

OneWeb activation slips, dragging Eutelsat revenues

29 January 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

OneWeb satellites rolling off the assembly line in Florida in advance of their launch

Deployment of the OneWeb network continues to slip, but new parent Eutelsat remains confident in the longer-term revenue potential.

This story is about: Aerolineas Argentinas, Air Canada, Airbus, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, earnings call, Eutelsat, Eutelsat 10B, Eutelsat KONNECT VHTS, Eva Berneke, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, Konnect VHTS, OneWeb, regional jet, Satellite Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Another IFC upgrade underway

25 January 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

WiFi sign on the passenger service unit in an airplane cabin

Another long-awaited inflight connectivity upgrade appears to be underway, this time in Asia.

This story is about: Eclipse Global Connectivity, Global Xpress, GX, GX Aviation, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat, Ka-band, STCs, Supplemental Type Certificate, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

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