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2Ku

More Starlink Flies North of the Border

11 September 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Black Air Canada A320

More Starlink-equipped aircraft are now flying as part of a North American airline’s operations, but scant few travelers will get to take advantage of the service.

This story is about: 2Ku, Air Canada, Dash 8, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Hughes, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, Q400, Starlink, YTZ Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Alaska Airlines Swaps to Starlink

20 August 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

White 787 with greens and dark blues on the tail representing the northern lights

Alaska Airlines, in a not entirely unexpected shift, will deploy Starlink’s inflight internet fleet wide by 2027.

This story is about: 2Ku, Alaska Airlines, ATG, Atmos, E175, Embraer, frequent flier, frequent flyer, gogo, Hawaiian Airlines, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, Ku3030, loyalty, Qatar Airways, regional jet, SES, SpaceX, Starlink, ThinKom, United Airlines Filed Under: IFEC

Thai Adds 2Ku for A330 Fleet

13 April 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Thai's A330s are getting online, with the first two already active (image via byeangel/Flickr/CC-SA 2.0 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/byeangel/17854369250/)

Thai Airways continues to grow its inflight connectivity offerings, with the A330s now coming online withthe Intelsat 2Ku solution.

This story is about: 2Ku, A330, Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX25, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, Ku3030, Thai Airways, ThinAir, ThinKom Filed Under: IFEC

Aeromexico taps Viasat for IFC update

20 February 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

An Aeromexico 787 above the clouds

Viasat snagged Aeromexico as an inflight connectivity customer seven years ago. Today the companies announced an expansion of that partnership.

This story is about: 2Ku, 787, 787-8, 787-9, Aeromexico, Andrés Castañeda, Dreamliner, GM-40, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, PAC, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, ViaSat, ViaSat-3 Filed Under: IFEC

Under the Radome: Talking Fast & Free Wi-Fi with Air Canada’s Norman Haughton

13 December 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

An Air Canada Q400 on the ground

Developing new offerings is a delicate balance of concepts and planning, pressed against the reality of passenger behavior. Air Canada took a hybrid approach to build its new IFE/C plan.

This story is about: 2Ku, Air Canada, Dash 8-400, de Havilland, embedded IFE, Hughes, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, inflight wifi, Intelsat, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, Norman Haughton, OneWeb, Q400, SpaceX, Starlink, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Air Canada Wi-Fi Going Fast and Free Fleet-wide (even some Q400s!)

12 December 2024 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Air Canada's 737 MAX in flight; soon to be fitted with Intelsat's 2Ku inflight internet solution

Inflight internet service on Air Canada is getting an upgrade. The carrier will shift from free texting on its flights to fast, free, streaming-quality Wi-Fi from May 2025.

This story is about: 2Ku, Air Canada, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, Mark Nasr, Norman Haughton Filed Under: IFEC

Alaska Airlines brings live college football on board

30 August 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

It probably won't look like this on board, but it gives an idea of what Alaska Airlines is going for with streaming college football this fall.

Alaska Airlines is adding a smidgen of live sports programming to its inflight entertainment feed, with college football to fly this fall.

This story is about: 2Ku, Alaska Airlines, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight entertainment, inflight entertainment, Intelsat, live television, live tv, Streaming IFE, Wireless IFE Filed Under: IFEC

JAL boosts free internet offerings with streaming service

20 June 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

A pair of J-Air E90s, including one with the 2Ku radome installed

Free streaming-level Wi-Fi service is coming to JAL’s J-Air E190 fleet later this summer.

This story is about: 2Ku, Dave Bijur, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, GEO, Gilat, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, inflight wifi, Intelsat, J-AIR, JAL, Japan Airlines, Ku, Ku-band, Ku3030, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Shunsuke Honda, Sidewinder, Stellar Blu, ThinKom, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

ESAs, China, and the future of inflight connectivity

20 June 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The new Stellar Blu ESA atop Intelsat's CRJ-700 test aircraft

Depending on who you ask – and I asked several people at at Aircraft Interiors Expo 2024 last month – ESAs are the best way forward for inflight connectivity, or a compromise that come up short for airlines.

This story is about: 2Ku, Airbus, Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX24, antenna, Anuvu, APSATCOM, Ball Aerospace, Boeing, China, Dave Bijur, Don Buchman, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, GetSat, Gilat, HBCplus, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, John Wade, Josh Marks, Ka, Ka-band, Ku, Ku-band, LEO, line-fit, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, phased array, Satellite, Sidewinder, Stellar Blu, Telesat, ThinKom, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Intelsat, JAL partner on LEO/GEO connectivity

28 May 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

JAL's 737 MAX fleet will fly with multi-orbit internet, powered by Intelsat, from 2026

Japan Airlines will continue its inflight connectivity partnership with Intelsat, adding service on its 737 MAX fleet from 2026. This deal, however, comes with a multi-orbit twist.

This story is about: 2Ku, Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX24, Dave Bijur, electronically steered antenna, ESA, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, J-AIR, JAL, Japan Airlines, Ku, Ku-band, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, Stellar Blu, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

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