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Africa

RwandAir plans JFK service launch (again)

4 February 2021 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Previously tipped for a 2019 launch, RwandAir is once again planning flights to the USA. The carrier filed its application with the US Department of Transportation this week to operate service to New York on its own A330s. It anticipates beginning the operations in December 2021.

This story is about: A330, A330-200, A330-300, ACC, Accra, Africa, business class, economy class, JFK, JFK Airport, KGL, Kigali, New York City, premium cabin, premium economy, routes, Rwanda, RwandAir, seating, seats, Thompson Aero, Vantage XL Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports

Eutelsat, Intelsat team up to sell QUANTUM capacity in MENA

30 July 2020 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

When Eutelsat’s QUANTUM enters service in 2021 it will have two companies working to sell its capacity. A new deal with Intelsat announced today allows both companies to sell the satellite’s Ku-band capacity to customers.

This story is about: Africa, Eutelsat, Intelsat, Ka, Ka-band, Konnect, Ku, Ku-band, Middle East, Quantum, Satellite, ViaSat, ViaSat-3 Filed Under: IFEC

Neos chooses Viasat for Dreamliner connectivity

5 February 2019 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

NEOS 787 by Gianluca Borchia via Flickr/CC BY-ND https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellipticset/25311566148/

Little deals matter, too. Italian leisure carrier Neos is the latest carrier to choose an inflight wifi connectivity solution. The carrier picked Viasat’s Ka-band system to operate on its trio of 787 Dreamliners.

This story is about: 787, 787-9, Africa, Caribbean, Dreamliner, Eutelsat, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Ka, Ka-band, Ka-SAT, Middle East, NEOS, PAC, Panasonic Avionics, ViaSat, ViaSat-2, ViaSat-3, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

Africa opens up for Oneworld with Royal Air Maroc

5 December 2018 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

A celebratory livery for Royal Air Maroc's new 737 MAX aircraft

Royal Air Maroc is the newest Oneworld alliance member. The news will become official today in New York City following a meeting of the group’s Board of Governors. The carrier will be the 14th in the alliance and massively change the group’s footprint in Africa.

This story is about: Africa, alliances, Casablanca, CMN, oneworld, routes, Royal Air Maroc Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports

Airline stopovers: Big business or marketing malarkey?

15 August 2018 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Stopovers arguably built the Icelandic tourism economy and its position in the North Atlantic aviation market. But are such programs a guaranteed success? More and more airlines are trying, often with outsized expectations and limited success. Here are a few examples of such…

This story is about: ADD, Addis Ababa, Africa, Alitalia, Azores Airlines, Cape Verde, Ethiopia, Ethiopian Airlines, FCO, Finnair, Helsinki, Iceland, Icelandair, IST, Istanbul, KEF, Keflavik, Lisbon, PDL, Qatar, Qatar Airways, Rome, TAP, TAP Air Portugal, Turkish Airlines Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports, Distribution

A mostly successful launch for SES, Yahsat, Arianespace

26 January 2018 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

SES-14 in RF testing, courtesy of Airbus Defense and Space

SES and Yahsat have more capacity in the sky thanks to an Arianespace launch last night. The launch suffered from anomalies after the second stage ignition and the satellites were not inserted where initially expected, though both companies report control of their assets.

This story is about: Africa, Al Yah 3, Brazil, Global Eagle Entertainment, gogo, in flight, in-flight connectivity, inflight connectivity, Ka, Ka-band, Ku, Ku-band, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, SES, SES-14, Yahsat Filed Under: IFEC

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