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American Airlines reportedly expanding IFC relationship with Viasat

1 May 2019 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

A lack of global Ka-band coverage won’t stop American Airlines from expanding its Viasat inflight connectivity relationship. The pair are reported to be deploying a Ku/Ka offering on upcoming 787 deliveries.

This story is about: Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX19, American Airlines, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Ka, Ka-band, Ka-SAT, Ku, Ku-band, KuKa, PaxEx, ViaSat, ViaSat-3, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

PaxEx Premium: UON updates offerings, looks to expand install base

30 April 2019 By Seth Miller

The UON antenna kit on display

As the newest supplier in the inflight connectivity market Saudi Arabia's UON by Taqnia Space faces plenty of challenges. It also is arguably the most nimble and adaptable player in the game, with plenty of opportunity to tailor its offerings and business model to airline demands as it looks to grow. During a conversation at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg earlier this month CEO Abdullah Alosaimi offered up some insight on how the company intends to do exactly that.

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This story is about: Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX19, Global Eagle, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, Ka, Ka-band, Ku, Ku-band, KuKa, live tv, PaxEx, Taqnia Space, UON, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat, Premium

Getting comfortable with 28" pitch

16 April 2019 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Seated in the Mirus Kestrel mock-up at AIX19 and my knees had plenty of room, even at 28

Is there such a thing as a comfortable airline seat pitched at 28 inches? Scant few passengers would answer that question in the affirmative, but seating manufacturers are getting creative in their efforts to make it at least not miserable.

This story is about: Acro, Acro Seating, Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX19, Aviointeriors, economy class, Essenza, Geven, Kestrel, LCC, LCCs, Low Cost Carriers, Mirus, Mirus Kestrel, Skyrider, ULCC, Ultra low cost carriers Filed Under: Seats & Cabin

Lufthansa Systems pulls the plug on patch antenna connectivity play

10 April 2019 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

This small, battery-powered Iridium NEXT modem could help change the inflight ancillary sales market

Can narrow-band wifi options for inflight passenger connectivity work? Lufthansa Systems pulled the plug on one such program recently, seeking to avoid “pissing everyone off.”

This story is about: Aircraft Interiors Expo, AirFi, AIX, AIX19, Atlantic Airways, BoardConnect, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Iridium, Iridium NEXT, Lufthansa Systems, Lufthansa Technik Filed Under: IFEC

PaxEx Premium: India inflight internet intentions

8 April 2019 By Seth Miller

Where and when will inflight internet finally take flight in India. A pair of players – Inmarsat and Global Eagle – are leading the charge to deliver connected aircraft in the region. At the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg last week both vendors provided updates on their efforts, with neither appearing likely to fly in 2019.

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This story is about: AIX, AIX19, bankruptcy, Etihad, Global Eagle, GX, GX Aviation, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, India, inflight connectivity, Inmarsat, Jet Airways, PaxEx, Satellite, SpiceJet, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat, Premium

RAVE reviews for Inflight Bluetooth pairing from Safran

5 April 2019 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

The simple UI/UX for Bluetooth pairing on the Safran RAVE Ultra IFE system will be flying in commercial service in Q3 2020

Ready to pair your wireless headphones in flight? This week at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg one vendor showed off its working prototype, expected to fly cabin-wide with airlines in Q3 2020.

This story is about: Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX19, Bluetooth, business class, economy class, ex3, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight entertainment, inflight entertainment, NEXT, PAC, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, PaxEx, RAVE, RAVE Ultra, Safran, Safran Aerosystems, ZII, Zodiac, Zodiac Aerospace Filed Under: IFEC

PaxEx Premium: A pleasant surprisESA

4 April 2019 By Seth Miller

Astronics and Phasor aim to have their ESA flying by 2021

The only official announcement around electronically steered antennae (ESA) for commercial aircraft this week at Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg came from Gogo. And it probably was the least significant ESA story from the show. Instead, a surprise from a different supplier stole the spotlight.

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This story is about: Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX19, antenna, Astronics, electronically steered antenna, ESA, Global Xpress, gogo, GX, GX Aviation, Honeywell, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Inmarsat, JetWave, Ka, Ka-band, Ku, Ku-band, PaxEx, Phasor, QEST, Safran, Safran Aerosystems, ThinKom, ZII, Zodiac Aerospace Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat, Premium

AirFi adds hundreds of planes to streaming IFE portfolio

3 April 2019 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Lion Air is one of three carriers to officially join the AirFi family this week

Streaming IFE deals continue to pile up, including a new, unique use case for the AirFi kit and a massive, fleet-wide installation in Asia.

This story is about: Aircraft Interiors Expo, AirFi, AIX, AIX19, IFE, in flight, in-flight entertainment, inflight entertainment, KLM, Lion Air, Streaming IFE, Wireless IFE Filed Under: IFEC

United’s premium transon fleet gets a Viasat wifi upgrade

2 April 2019 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Arguably the most premium routes for United Airlines are finally receiving the inflight wifi upgrade they need and deserve.

This story is about: Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX19, IFC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Ka, Ka-band, United Airlines, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC

Immfly streaming IFE to fly on Eastern Airlines

2 April 2019 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Inflight streaming IFE vendor Immfly signed another longhaul LCC into its portfolio. Eastern Airlines will carry the kit. Yes, really, that Eastern Airlines.

This story is about: Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX19, Eastern Airlines, IFE, Immfly, in flight, in-flight entertainment, inflight entertainment, Streaming IFE Filed Under: IFEC

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