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FlightPath3D Takes Moving Map to the Cloud

7 April 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Airlines can now deliver the full FlightPath3D experience via an inflight internet link rather than an on-board server thanks to the launch of FlightPath3D Cloud.

This story is about: Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX25, flightpath3d, FlightPath3D Cloud, IFE, IFEC, in-flight entertainment, inflight entertainment, moving map, Streaming IFE, Wireless IFE Filed Under: IFEC

Drama (not!) at Expo

4 April 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

WiFi sign on the passenger service unit in an airplane cabin

Aircraft Interiors Expo 2025 will see an interesting twist, as a top executive of one organization will not be making the trip to Germany.

This story is about: Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX25, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Riyadh Air Taps Viasat for Fast, Free Inflight Wi-Fi

3 April 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

viasat and riyadh air logos

Wi-Fi will be free when Riyadh Air takes flight, powered by Viasat’s global satellite constellation.

This story is about: Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX25, Anton Vidgen, Astrova, embedded IFE, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, inflight wifi, live television, live tv, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Riyadh Air, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC

Time for Change: AirFi Announces Laura Rösges as New CEO

3 April 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The antenna, modem, and on-board access point that make up the AirFi LEO solution

After 14 years at the helm, Job Heimerikx is stepping down as CEO of AirFi, handing the reins to industry veteran Laura Rösges.

This story is about: Aircraft Interiors Expo, AirFi, AIX, AIX25, Job Heimerikx, Laura Rösges Filed Under: IFEC

ThinKom Adds Jeff Sare to Commercial IFC Team

31 March 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Sare holding court at the ThinKom booth

ThinKom expanded its commercial aviation sales and marketing team with the hiring of industry stalwart Jeff Sare.

This story is about: Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX25, antenna, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Jeff Sare, ThinAir, ThinAir Plus, ThinKom Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Finalists of the Crystal Cabin Awards 2025: New Innovations For the Future of Flight

5 February 2025 By PaxEx PR Leave a Comment

The Aria Suite from Cathay Pacific includes a new shell design that allows access for wheelchair transfers.

The next generation of aviation innovation will be shaped by the innovators of today. The 2025 Crystal Cabin Awards finalists are among those expected to have outsized impact.

This story is about: 360Stream, A220, accessibility, Adient Aerospace, AI, Air France, Air India, Airbus, AIX, AIX25, ancillary, ancillary revenue, Aria Suite, artificial intelligence, Boeing, business aviation, business class, Cathay Pacific, CCA25, Collins Aerospace, Crystal Cabin Awards, Diehl Aviation, economy class, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Expliseat, IFE, IFEC, in-flight entertainment, inflight entertainment, Lufthansa Technik, personalization, premium cabin, Safran Cabin, seating, seats, Thales, United Airlines, Unum Aircraft Seating Filed Under: IFEC, Seats & Cabin

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

AirBaltic takes Pratt to task for engine issues

17 June 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

An airBaltic A220-300 at the carrier's home base in Riga

There are few airlines in the world as bullish about the A220 as airBaltic. When it comes to the GTF engines however, CEO Martin Gauss says Pratt is beating up on the smaller carriers.

This story is about: A220, A220-300, AirBaltic, Airbus, Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX24, engines, geared turbofan, GTF, Martin Gauss, Pratt & Whitney Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports

Shifting install sequencing

10 June 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Intelsat's CRJ-700 just completed its initial LEO/GEO connectivity testing with the Stellar Blu antenna kit on board

Will airlines hit their 2025 target to replace the inflight internet services on smaller planes in North America? Probably. But the sequence and timing on those appears to be shifting a bit.

This story is about: 717, Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX24, BAE Systems, Ball Aerospace, CRJ700, CRJ900, Dave Bijur, E175, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, Embraer, ESA, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, Glenn Latta, Hughes, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, Jupiter, Jupiter-3, Ka, Ka-band, Ka1717, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, radome, regional jet, Reza Rasoulian, Satellite, Stellar Blu, ThinAir, ThinKom Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

SES Open Orbits brings multi-constellation, multi-orbit Ka-band connectivity together on a global scale

7 June 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

SES will bring together a collective of Ka-band capacity providers under its Open Orbits program, providing a new type of competition in the global inflight connectivity market.

This story is about: Airbus, Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX24, Boeing, China, Eclipse, Eclipse Global Connectivity, Eclipse Technics, Elias Zaccack, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, HBCplus, Hughes, IFE, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, India, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Ka, Ka-band, line-fit, MEO, Middle Earth Orbit, O3b, O3b mPOWER, Open Orbits, Safran, Safran Passenger Innovations, Saudi Arabia, SES, SES Open Orbits, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

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