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Viasat secures 737 type certification in China

10 January 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The coverage map of ChinaSat-16

Viasat continues to expand the scope of its inflight connectivity offering in China. The company announced this week it secured a Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) Validation of Supplemental Type Certificate (VSTC) to install its advanced Ka-band satellite connectivity system on the Boeing 737NG aircraft series.

This story is about: 737, 737 MAX, 737 NG, China, China Satcom, ChinaSat, ChinaSat-16, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC

Virgin Australia picks 2Ku for Wi-Fi boost

25 October 2022 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

With aims of profitability by mid-2023, Virgin Australia is ready to bring back inflight Wi-Fi for its fleet. The carrier announced plans to (re)activate the Intelsat 2Ku system on board.

This story is about: 2Ku, 737 MAX, 737 NG, APEXEXPO, APEXEXPO22, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, Virgin Australia, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

Norwegian brings back the MAX 8, with a twist

1 December 2021 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Norwegian agreed to lease a pair of Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, bringing the type back into service at the carrier. The two planes will join the carrier’s operations “shortly” with a focus on meeting the Summer 2022 goal of serving approximately 270 routes.

This story is about: 737 MAX, 737 MAX 8, 737 NG, 737-800, A320neo, A321neo, Airbus, Boeing, leasing, Norwegian Filed Under: Seats & Cabin

Sunrise Stretch: PaxEx Update 2019-10-18

18 October 2019 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

The beginnings of Project Sunrise and extra leg room for the Kiwis. Plus more wifi (maybe) coming in China and another loyalty top tier moves further away.

Get these stories and more in this week’s PaxEx Update.

This story is about: 2Ku, 737, 737 MAX, 737 NG, 737MAX, A320, A320neo, Acro, Acro Seating, AeroMobile, Air Esurfing, Air New Zealand, Airbus, AirGo, APSATCOM, Boeing, business class, China, China Satcom, ChinaSat-16, ChinaSat-18, economy class, Embraer, Emirates, FTS, Global Eagle, GX Aviation, Honeywell, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, JetWave, JHAS, Ka, Ka-band, Ku, Ku-band, Lufthansa Technik, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Qantas, roaming, Royal Air Maroc, SBB, seating, seats, SkyFive, SkyUp Airlines, Streaming IFE, SwiftBroadBand, Tayaran Jet, Thai Airways, Ukraine, ViaSat, wifi Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports, IFEC, PaxEx Update, Seats & Cabin

Lufthansa Technik dives in to the Chinese inflight connectivity market

14 October 2019 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Announcements related to inflight connectivity in China are hard to process. Vendors continue to sign agreements and push out releases but forward progress in terms of getting hardware on planes remains stalled. This week Lufthansa Technik (LHT) joined the field with an announcement of an offering for airlines in China. But, like the others, it is unclear what the timeline for implementation will be or where things will go from here.

This story is about: 2Ku, 737, 737 MAX, 737 NG, 737MAX, A320, A320neo, Air Esurfing, Airbus, APSATCOM, Boeing, China, China Satcom, ChinaSat-16, ChinaSat-18, FTS, Global Eagle, GX Aviation, Honeywell, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, JetWave, Ka, Ka-band, Ku, Ku-band, Lufthansa Technik, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, SkyFive, ViaSat, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

Is simulator time necessary for updated 737 MAX MCAS training?

18 April 2019 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The global aviation community has already seen one schism with respect to regulatory views on the 737 MAX. Is another brewing as training requirements are set for the type’s return to service??

This story is about: 737 MAX, 737 NG, 737MAX, Air Canada, American Airlines, Boeing, ET302, Ethiopian Airlines, FAA, Lion Air, MCAS, regulations, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, WestJet Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports

American grounds 737s due to overhead bin issues

7 March 2019 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

American Airlines grounded fourteen of its 737-800 aircraft today after discovering an issue with recent retrofit work. An “issue with the quality of work conducted on overhead bins” was discovered on two of the planes.

This story is about: 737 NG, 737-800, American Airlines, Boeing, Boeing Space Bins, overhead bins Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports

United, Aeromexico extend Viasat inflight connectivity deals

7 February 2019 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Viasat added a pair of new orders from existing customers United Airlines and Aeromexico today, continuing its growth in the inflight connectivity market.

This story is about: 2Ku, 737, 737 MAX 8, 737 NG, A319, Aeromexico, eXConnect, gogo, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Panasonic Avionics, PaxEx, Thales, United Airlines, ViaSat, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

Norwegian upgrades European wifi with a Freemium play

4 February 2019 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Short on the heels of announcing its long-haul fleet is getting new and better inflight wifi service Norwegian is also upgrading the legacy installs with a new, faster offering, though higher speed options carry a charge.

This story is about: 737 NG, Air France, Europe, Global Eagle, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Norwegian, PaxEx, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

Norwegian comes to Canada, eh!

22 June 2018 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Norwegian Airlines is once again launching its winter service between North America and the Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique. And this time around Canada is part of the plans. The airline will launch seasonal service from Montréal to the French Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique in late October as it continues to seek seasonal profits in the islands.

This story is about: 737, 737 MAX 8, 737 NG, Air France, CaribAero, CaribAvia, DUB, Dublin, FDF, Guadeloupe, Hamilton, Martinique, Montreal, Norwegian, PTP, Rouge, routes, Toronto, YHM, YUL Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports

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