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BizAv

Gogo prevails over SmartSky again in preliminary injunction hearing

31 January 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

A map of the 150 tower locations across the United States for Gogo's 5G rollout

Gogo has, once again, avoided a preliminary injunction prohibiting it from selling its next generation inflight connectivity solution.

This story is about: air-to-ground, ATG, ATG-NG, AVANCE, AVANCE L5, BizAv, business aviation, gogo, Gogo 5G, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat Global, lawsuit, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, merger, Oakleigh Thorne, OneWeb, Satcom Direct, SmartSky, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Starlink flying on SpaceX’s new 737-800

26 January 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The Starlink antenna panel is small and light, while promising high speed internet service on airplanes.

SpaceX has a new private jet, and it appears to be flying with the Starlink inflight internet services on board.

This story is about: 737-800, A321neo, BizAv, Boeing, business aviation, CesiumAstro, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Hanwha, Hawaiian Airlines, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, JSX, Ka1717, Ka2517, Ku3030, phased array, Phasor, Sidewinder, SpaceX, Starlink, STCs, Stellar Blu, Supplemental Type Certificate, ThinAir, ThinKom Filed Under: IFEC

STCs show signs of progress

16 January 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

a set of aircraft radomes on display

When it comes to tracking connectivity installations, sometimes regulators share the most useful insights. Taking a look at which STCs have (and have not) been issued lately offers up some details on a few key programs across the industry.

This story is about: 767-300ER, 767-400, A321neo, ATG-NG, BizAv, business aviation, Citation, Delta Air Lines, DIRECTV, Duncan Aviation, gogo, Gogo 5G, Gulfstream, Hawaiian Airlines, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat Global, Ka-band, lawsuit, regulations, Satellite, SmartSky, SpaceX, Starlink, STC, STCs, ViaSat, ViaSat-3 Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

SD’s Plane Simple Ka-band terminal passes DO-160 milestone

13 December 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The Plane Simple Ka-band terminal being installed for testing (image via Satcom Direct)

After more than 400 hours of flight testing the Plane Simple Ka-band terminal from Satcom Direct secured DO-160 approval, moving it closer to commercial availability of the in-flight connectivity hardware early in 2024.

This story is about: antenna, BizAv, business aviation, certification, Chris Moore, GX Aviation, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat, Jet ConneX, JetConneX, JX, Ka, Ka-band, Kai Tang, QEST, Satcom Direct, Satellite, terminal, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC

Trans-Exec picks Starlink for biz jet internet

22 October 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Trans-Exec Private Jets will install Starlink for in-flight internet. The SpaceX satellite-based service will be installed on the company’s fleet of Gulfstream aircraft.

This story is about: antenna, BizAv, business aviation, David Bilson, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Gulfstream, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, NBAA, NBAA23, Nextant Aerospace, SpaceX, Starlink, STC, STCs, Supplemental Type Certificate, Trans-Exec Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Gogo adds AirSprint as first Canadian 5G fleet customer

18 October 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Gogo and AirSprint executives celebrate their extended partnership at NBAA-BACE 2023 in Las Vegas

The Gogo 5G network is set to take flight north of the border. The company announced that AirSprint Private Aviation will fit its business jet fleet with the updated systems, including options to add satellite connectivity on some aircraft.

This story is about: air-to-ground, ATG-NG, BizAv, business aviation, Cessna, Citation, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, Embraer, ESA, gogo, Gogo 5G, Gogo Galileo, Hughes, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, NBAA, NBAA23, OneWeb, Sergio Agguirre Filed Under: IFEC

Viasat updates pricing plans in BizAv push

17 October 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Viasat expects to deliver improved inflight connectivity to its business aviation customers from early 2024. This “expanded range of service options,” announced at NBAA 2023 in Las Vegas, will be available across a range of antenna terminal hardware

This story is about: antenna, BizAv, business aviation, GAT-5510, GX, GX Aviation, Honeywell, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat, Inmarsat Global, Jet ConneX, JetWave X, JX, Ka, Ka-band, Kai Tang, NBAA23, Orbit Communication Systems, PlaneSense, Satcom Direct, Satellite, ViaSat, ViaSat-3 Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Inflight internet drives BizAv innovation

28 September 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

A Gulfstream G700 in flight (Image via Gulfstream)

Private jets are, for many, an office in the sky. So perhaps it is no surprise that the business aviation world’s innovation focuses today more than ever on the most critical business need: internet connectivity.

This story is about: antenna, BizAv, Bombardier, business aviation, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Gulfstream, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Natalia Vargas Bejarano, radome, Ray Rennert Filed Under: IFEC

Starlink set to fly on Flexjet fleet

20 September 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

FlexJet selected SpaceX’s Starlink service for inflight internet across its fleet, with the G650 first type to be certified and installed.

This story is about: antenna, BizAv, business aviation, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Flexjet, Gulfstream, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Nextant Aerospace, SpaceX, Starlink, STC, STCs, Supplemental Type Certificate Filed Under: IFEC

Volato picks SmartSky for HondaJet fleet

8 September 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Volato's HondaJet fleet is coming online with SmartSky LiTE

Travelers on Volato’s fleet of HondaJet aircraft will soon have access to SmartSky‘s inflight internet services. The two companies agreed to fit more than 20 new jets in the fractional fleet operations with the SmartSky LITE solution, with an option to retrofit existing aircraft in the fleet. SmartSky demonstrated the capability to deliver the high-quality […]

This story is about: air-to-ground, ATG, ATG-NG, AVANCE, AVANCE L3, BizAv, business aviation, HondaJet, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Oakleigh Thorne, Ryan Stone, SmartSky, SmartSky LiTE, Volato Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

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