It took just 12 weeks for Gogo Business Aviation (NASDAQ: GOGO), the leading global provider of broadband connectivity products and services for aviation, to reach its second major milestone for Gogo AVANCE™ L5 with the 200th aircraft…
[PR] Panasonic Avionics launches global innovation push
Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic) is to establish new Innovation Studios at key centers across the globe. [wandrqt]Getting away from hardware and into UX design in cooperation with airline partners is a good thing. It pushes…
PR: Gogo first with SES-15 inflight connectivity
Gogo, the leading global provider of broadband connectivity products and services for aviation, announced today that it has more than 200 aircraft equipped with its 2Ku inflight connectivity technology utilizing the increased capacity delivered by…
ATPCO scores big with Routehappy acquisition
ATPCO, the leading source for airline industry pricing and shopping data, today announced the acquisition of Routehappy, the airline industry’s leading rich content provider for flight shopping. The acquisition broadens ATPCO’s value to the entire…
PR: ViaSat-2 reaches orbital slot, begins data transmissions
[wandrqt]Adding the extra capacity is critical to supporting 400+ American Airlines planes joining the Viasat network in the coming years. And adding the extra coverage footprint is a huge boost for the ~30% of JetBlue…
PR: Bluebox, Virgin Atlantic Launch Fleet-Wide Accessible IFE…
[wandrqt]The IFE and airline industry operates with a seemingly negligent level of callousness when it comes to making inflight entertainment systems accessible for those with disabilities. The continued inaction on closed captioning is particularly egregious.…
PR: ViaSat Signs Satcom Direct as First Value-Added…
[wandrqt]This looks to be good news all around for the BizAv connectivity market. For ViaSat it means an extra set of sales resources helping to deliver customers onto the Ka-band network. For Satcom Direct the…
PR: Saudi Arabian Airlines partners with Panasonic in…
[wandrqt]Adding IFE to a short-haul/regional fleet in the Middle East is a nice upgrade. Adding it as overhead screens, however, seems mostly a waste. It is hard to believe that passengers will see this as…
PR: Inmarsat SB-Safety connected flight deck enters service…
[wandrqt]SwiftBroadband-Safety promises a massive improvement in throughput and costs for communicating flight data to airline operations centers on the ground. Uptake is slow, but that's part of the airline industry, especially for this type of…