Passengers flying across the Pacific Ocean are set for a major upgrade in inflight connectivity performance. Panasonic Avionics and Eutelsat announced this week that Eutelsat 172b is now in service, delivering a massive increase in…
American’s 787 order: Big win – with challenges…
American Airlines used a 5pm Friday news dump to announce a major aircraft order last week. The carrier shed its previously deferred Airbus A350 order that came with the US Airways merger in favor of…
A new CEO at Gogo: Oakleigh Thorne replaces…
Gogo has a new boss. Michael Small and the Board of Directors reached a "mutual decision…for Mr. Small to step down as President and Chief Executive Officer, and as a director of the Company." The…
Connectivity Revenue: Where does American’s shift leave Gogo?
In last week's earnings call Gogo indicated that expected service revenue for its North America Commercial Aviation segment would be flat YoY in 2018. Considering the impending loss of some 400 American Airlines aircraft from…
Shifting gears: Gogo’s push to connect more passengers
What good is having an inflight wifi connectivity product if no one is using it? For the past few years Gogo worked to keep take rates on its platform limited. Prices were high, in part,…
PR: ViaSat-2 reaches orbital slot, begins data transmissions
[wandrqt]Adding the extra capacity is critical to supporting 400+ American Airlines planes joining the Viasat network in the coming years. And adding the extra coverage footprint is a huge boost for the ~30% of JetBlue…
American Airlines highlights Basic, Premium successes
American Airlines President Robert Isom recently sat down with David Koenig of the Associated Press for a wide-ranging interview covering the promise of never losing money again and how the company takes a long-term view…
Power Up! Astronics to acquire Telefonix
Consolidation is coming in the cabin components industry with Astronics announcing this morning that it will acquire Telefonix for $104mm in cash. The two companies' product lines are largely complementary, covering in-seat power, passenger service…
Netflix wants your inflight wifi to be free,…
Netflix wants to be a major player in the inflight entertainment world and it is not going to let that pesky detail of limited inflight connectivity get in the way. Billing itself as the "world’s…