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El Al seeks transit travel, expanded partnerships

10 June 2022 By Seth Miller 5 Comments

An EL AL 777 at Newark

El Al’s new CEO Dina Ben Tal Ganancia has big plans for the Israeli flag carrier. As it emerges form pandemic-related restrictions, she is keen, among other things, for Tel Aviv to become a transit hub, rather than just a destination.

This story is about: codeshare, El Al, FTE, FTEEMEA22, Future Travel Experience, security, Tel Aviv, TLV Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports

EL AL plans Bluebox WOW deployment for 737 streaming entertainment stopgap

9 May 2022 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

An EL AL 737

EL AL plans a shift in its in-flight entertainment strategy, at least in the short term. The carrier signed an agreement to deploy the Bluebox WOW streaming IFE platform across its fleet of 26 737s the company ramps up its recovery.

This story is about: Bluebox, Bluebox Wow, El Al, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, inflight wifi, Streaming IFE, Wireless IFE Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

El Al removing Viasat WiFi from 737s to avoid possible aircraft damage

23 August 2021 By Seth Miller 2 Comments

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El Al, Astronics, and Viasat joined the dubious group of in-flight connectivity installations causing damage to aircraft last week. As a result, hardware must be removed from the planes to avoid catastrophic failure.

This story is about: 737-800, 737-900ER, antenna, Astronics, certification, El Al, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, radome, ViaSat, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

EL AL expands connectivity partnership with Viasat

6 November 2019 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

An EL AL 777 at Newark

Add another half dozen planes to the backlog, and a new type for Viasat’s inflight connectivity platform. EL AL will fit its 777 fleet with the Ka-band wifi service in the coming year.

This story is about: El Al, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Ka, Ka-band, Ka-SAT, PaxEx, ViaSat, ViaSat-2, ViaSat-3, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

EL AL brings USB-C in-seat power online

9 September 2019 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The first EL AL 737-800 aircraft returned to service with USB-C power installed throughout the cabin. This makes the carrier one of only a handful of airlines with the newer power systems installed on board. The solution, provided by Astronics Advanced Electronic Systems, will be progressively retrofit on to the other 14 aircraft in the […]

This story is about: APEXEXPO, APEXEXPO19, Astronics, El Al, in-seat power Filed Under: Seats & Cabin

Viasat 8: The Ocho!

9 August 2018 By Seth Miller

It is just one small line inserted into today's Viasat earnings notes, "... total next-generation IFC system installations to around 200 aircraft across eight commercial airlines." The 200 number is nice, but the eight is more significant.

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This story is about: 737 MAX 8, Aeromexico, American Airlines, El Al, Finnair, Icelandair, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, internet, JetBlue, Ka, Ka-band, Qantas, SAS, United Airlines, ViaSat, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat, Premium

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