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United plans major growth for Australia, New Zealand

18 April 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

United Airlines will dramatically boost capacity to Australia and New Zealand later this year, aiming to take advantage of a rebound in international travel and strengthening partnerships along the way.

This story is about: Air New Zealand, AKL, antitrust imunity, ATI, Auckland, Australia, BNE, Brisbane, CHC, Christchurch, joint venture, LAX, Los Angeles, MEL, Melbourne, New Zealand, routes, San Francisco, SFO, SYD, Sydney, United Airlines, Virgin Australia Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports

Inmarsat suffers L-band outage over Asia-Pacific region

18 April 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Thousands of miles from shore the most reliable communications link typically comes over satellite. That came to an abrupt end over the Pacific this week as one of Inmarsat’s satellites went offline.

This story is about: Australia, I-6, Inmarsat, Inmarsat Global, L-band, p, Satellite, SBB, SwiftBroadBand, Swiftbroadband-Safety Filed Under: IFEC

Star Alliance, HSBC launch an Australian credit card

15 November 2022 By Seth Miller 2 Comments

The new Star Alliance credit card, first teased in May of this year, is now live in Australia. Launched in partnership with HSBC, the first of its kind co-brand credit card allows members to earn Star Alliance Points and elite status with seven partner airline loyalty programs.

This story is about: Air Canada, Air New Zealand, alliances, Australia, awards, credit card, credit cards, elite status, EVA, HSBC, points, rewards, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, Star Alliance, Thai Airways, United Airlines, Virgin Australia, Visa Filed Under: Loyalty

United snags Virgin Australia as a partner, displacing Delta

14 December 2021 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Virgin Australia and United Airlines secured a new partnership for connections between the United States and Australia. The deal, effective from April 2022, sees Delta Air Lines drop from the role it held over the past decade.

This story is about: Australia, codeshare, Delta Air Lines, elite status, frequent flier, frequent flyer, loyalty, transpacific, United Airlines, Virgin Australia Filed Under: Loyalty

SkyFive, Pivotel plane air-to-ground connectivity trial in Australia

9 December 2021 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The tiny antenna of a SkyFive-powered Air-to-Ground network connection, installed on a jet

Air-to-ground connectivity is coming to Australia. ATG infrastructure specialist SkyFive announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Australia’s Pivotel to undertake a detailed technical evaluation and proof-of-concept trial for the solution across a large swath of the country between Dabbo and Sydney.

This story is about: air-to-ground, ATG-NG, Australia, helicopter, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Pivotel, SkyFive Filed Under: IFEC

Rex activates WiFi on 737s

11 November 2021 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Australia’s Rex Airlines is now online in the sky. The carrier officially activated the 2Ku satellite internet offering from Intelsat on its fleet of 737-800s. And, to help acquaint passengers with the service, WiFi is free on board for the rest of November.

This story is about: 2Ku, 737-800, Australia, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, Intelsat, Qantas, Rex Airlines, Satellite, Streaming IFE, Virgin Australia, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

Virgin Australia to ditch twin-aisle fleet, focus on domestic and regional service

5 August 2020 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

As part of its recapitalization plan Virgin Australia intends to retire its long-haul aircraft. The carrier’s five 777s and six A330s will be removed from service as it invests “in the core Virgin Australia domestic and short-haul international operation.”

This story is about: 2Ku, Australia, bankruptcy, frequent flier, frequent flyer, gogo, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, LCC, LCCs, Low Cost Carriers, Tigerair, ULCC, Ultra low cost carriers, Velocity Frequent Flyer, Virgin Australia, wifi Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports, IFEC, Loyalty, Seats & Cabin

SkyFive targets ATG network expansion on a global scale

5 September 2019 By Seth Miller

Riding high on the launch of the European Aviation Network earlier this year, plans are afoot to expand the air-to-ground (ATG) inflight connectivity coverage footprint. Leading that charge is a company few have heard of, in large part because it did not exist until earlier this year. SkyFive, spun off from Nokia's core business, is now running projects in at least three other markets, with one network online for testing today. CEO Thorsten Robrecht spoke with PaxEx.Aero on the sidelines of the World Aviation Festival in London this week, keen to celebrate the early accomplishments with EAN, but also to highlight significant future potential for the technology on a global scale.

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This story is about: 5G, air-to-ground, ATG, ATG-NG, Australia, AvFest, AvFest19, China, EAN, European Aviation Network, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, India, inflight connectivity, Nokia, Satellite, SkyFive, Taqnia Space, wifi, World Aviation Festival Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat, Premium

American Airlines, Qantas receive antitrust immunity

19 July 2019 By Seth Miller 4 Comments

Crew from Qantas and American posing as a happy family (Image via American Airlines)

The US Department of Transportation issued its final approval for antitrust immunity (ATI) of the American Airlines-Qantas joint business agreement on Friday afternoon. Expect to see new routes, fares and other cooperative efforts within the next six months.

This story is about: American Airlines, antitrust imunity, Australia, DoT, frequent flier, frequent flyer, joint venture, loyalty, Qantas Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports

Qantas, ViaSat to Partner on In-Flight Connectivity

23 February 2016 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

High speed in-flight connectivity is coming to the Qantas domestic fleet thanks to a new partnership signed with ViaSat. Great news for passengers and also for the service provider which has been making plenty of noise lately with new customers coming on board.

This story is about: Australia, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight internet, Jetstar, PaxEx, Qantas, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC

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