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COVID crushing inflight connectivity: Part 2

24 April 2020 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

a set of aircraft radomes on display

Airlines have plenty of reasons to be concerned as the cashflow crunch threatens their survival. So too, however, do the many smaller suppliers that deliver services to those airlines. What was mild trepidation at the beginning of the year, generally tied to the 737 MAX grounding is now, in some cases, a full-on threat to the survival of these businesses. And, unlike the airlines, these suppliers generally do not have the luxury of bailout funding from the federal government.

In part two of this report we explore the impact on Viasat, Thales, Inmarsat and Panasonic Avionics.

This story is about: 2Ku, BizAv, business aviation, COVID-19, Global Eagle, Global Eagle Entertainment, gogo, GX, GX Aviation, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, Inmarsat, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, PaxEx, Thales, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

COVID crushing inflight connectivity: Part 1

15 April 2020 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

WiFi sign on the passenger service unit in an airplane cabin

This was supposed to be a year of recovery and free cash flow and all sorts of other good news for an industry that spent the better part of the last decade hemmorhaging cash in search of market share. Turns out the global health pandemic cares not for borders nor those plans. Welcome to part one of a deep dive into the inflight connectivity world and the suppliers affected by this recent turn.

This story is about: 2Ku, BizAv, business aviation, COVID-19, Global Eagle, Global Eagle Entertainment, gogo, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Scratch that ESA from the market, at least for now

26 February 2020 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Astronics and Phasor aim to have their ESA flying by 2021

With Astronics cutting exposure to the inflight connectivity antenna business some commercial aircraft products are likely looking for new partners. That’s bad news for airlines hoping to see new tech flying soon.

This story is about: 2Ku, antenna, Astronics, BizAv, business aviation, Collins Aerospace, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, gogo, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Ka, Ka-band, Ku, Ku-band, Phasor, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

When good planes have to die: Scrapping an A380 and Lineage 1000E

3 January 2020 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Why scrap a perfectly good airplane? Whether an extremely large or reasonably small aircraft, the reasoning often is the same: Money. Images from the past couple weeks showing an A380 and Embraer Legacy 1000 headed to die raised questions and emotions about just how well the process works.

This story is about: A380, Airbus, business aviation, E190, Embraer, Lineage 1000, recycling Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports

Final piece of Bombardier’s restructuring puzzle: Aerostructures sold to Spirit AeroSystems

31 October 2019 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The final phase of Bombardier’s aviation business restructuring is approaching the finish line. The company announced today a definitive agreement to sell its aerostructures business to Spirit AeroSystems. The deal includes facilities in Belfast, Casablanca and Dallas. Spirit will pay $500 million in cash and assume liabilities in excess of $700 million as part of the deal.

This story is about: A220, Airbus, BizAv, Bombardier, business aviation, Spirit AeroSystems Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports

Gogo builds partnerships for 5G network development

22 October 2019 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

A mock-up of the new Gogo ATG-NG steerable beam antenna

Gogo’s upcoming 5G ATG network will require partnerships for a successful buildout. Today at NBAA in Las Vegas the inflight connectivity company announced three companies that will play key roles in developing the technology used by the service. Cisco, Airspan Networks, and FIRST RF Corp. each will provide necessary elements to Gogo’s 5G solution for aviation.

This story is about: air-to-ground, ATG, ATG-NG, ATG4, business aviation, gogo, Gogo 5G, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, inflight connectivity, internet, NBAA, NBAA19, regional jet, SmartSky, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

Embraer and Flexjet sign for 64 new biz jets

21 October 2019 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Embraer’s Praetor 500/600 family of jets was quick to move from announcement to certification and now to inclusion in a fractional biz jet fleet. That they are available from the factory fitted with high wpeed inflight wifi from Viasat is an added bonus.

This story is about: BizAv, business aviation, Embraer, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Ka, Ka-band, NBAA, NBAA19, Phenom 300, Praetor 500, Praetor 600, ViaSat, wifi Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports

Mitsubishi’s SpaceJet buys Bombardier’s support

25 June 2019 By Seth Miller 6 Comments

We are mere months away from the production of the final CRJ passenger jet. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) announced this morning a deal to acquire Bombardier’s regional jet program, bringing it to a close as the SpaceJet will take its place.

This story is about: AvGeek, BizAv, Bombardier, business aviation, M100, M90, MItsubishi, MRJ, MRJ70, Paris Air Show, PAS19, regional jet, Space Jet, SpaceJet Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports

A push for market liberalization in the Caribbean

13 June 2019 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Can cooperation and market liberalization beat out protectionist interests in the Caribbean? The 2019 Caribavia conference wasted little time in bringing that question to the forefront. With representatives from airlines, tourism boards, regulators and governments gathered together in Sint Maarten the scene was set for a lively debate. Core to the discussion was the question […]

This story is about: Bahamas, BizAv, business aviation, CaribAvia, CaribAvia19, Caribbean, Curaco, immigration, Saint Martin, tourism Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports

Viasat adds 18-inch Ka-band terminal to business jet offerings

29 May 2019 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The Global Aero Terminal 5518 (GAT-5518) from Viasat, now available for commercial and military customers

Inflight connectivity provider Viasat has a new, larger antenna now available for the business aviation market. The Ka-band Global Aero Terminal (GAT-5518) offers an 18-inch, dual axis antenna for Ka-band communications covering the company’s satellites in the Americas, Europe and Australia. The kit is future-compatible with the ViaSat-3 constellation that will provide global coverage early […]

This story is about: BizAv, business aviation, GAT-5518, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Ka, Ka-band, PaxEx, ViaSat, ViaSat-3, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

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