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Geosynchronous Earth Orbit

LEO-Only for the Future or a Stop-Gap? Digging in to the PAC/Intellian ESA Deal

10 September 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Mostly blue airplane with a tiny ESA installed

Scale and stability are two key factors in Panasonic Avionics’ move for a LEO-only antenna. Can the Intellian product meet the aggressive demands of the aero market?

This story is about: antenna, APEXEXPO, APEXEXPO25, electronically steered antenna, ESA, Eutelsat, Eutelsat Oneweb, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, Gilat, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intellian, John Wade, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Stellar Blu Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Anuvu Activates Astranis microGEO Capacity for Aero

12 August 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The four Astranis satellites prepared for launch (image via Astranis)

Anuvu’s inflight internet customers now have access to 50 Gbps of additional capacity over the United States, thanks to NuView-A and NuView-B, microGEO satellites from Astranis.

This story is about: Anuvu, Astranis, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, Global Eagle, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Josh Marks, Ka, Ka-band, Ku, Ku-band, LEO, Lightspeed, Low Earth Orbit, MicroGEO, Mike Pigott, Satellite, Telesat Filed Under: IFEC

Gogo Keeps 2026 Focus at Fore

8 August 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

cell tower in a field at sunset

Gogo continues to see upside in its suite of next generation of inflight connectivity products. Mostly next year, when they come online for biz jet owners.

This story is about: air-to-ground, ATG, ATG-NG, AVANCE, BizAv, business aviation, Chris Moore, earnings call, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Galileo, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, gogo, Gogo 5G, Gogo Galileo, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, Satellite, Starlink, Zachary Cotner Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Astronics Walks Away from IFC Antenna Business

6 August 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

a set of aircraft radomes on display

Astronics has been a long-time player in the inflight internet antenna business, though not without challenges. After multiple iterations and efforts, with little success to show for the investment, the company will now exit the market.

This story is about: antenna, Astronics, BizAv, business aviation, certification, earnings call, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Intelsat, Intelsat 29e, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, Peter Gundermann, phased array, Satellite, Supplemental Type Certificate, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

Royal Brunei Picks Intelsat for Inflight Internet

2 June 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Rendering of the Royal Brunei A320neo, before the satellite antenna is installed

Royal Brunei Airlines will fit its A320neo fleet with broadband internet service, powered by Intelsat’s multi-orbit connectivity solution.

This story is about: ESA, Eutelsat Oneweb, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, Gilat, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, Royal Brunei, Sidewinder, Stellar Blu Filed Under: IFEC

Gogo Beats Revenue Estimates, Tees Up 2026 Growth

9 May 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Gogo's test jet has the HDX antenna today; many more planes are expected to fly with it soon as the certification process progresses

Gogo beat analyst revenue expectations in Q1 2025, and also beat the expected timeline for certification of the larger FDX antenna for its upcoming Gogo Galileo low earth orbit satellite-based connectivity solution.

This story is about: air-to-ground, ATG, ATG-NG, AVANCE, BizAv, business aviation, Chris Moore, earnings call, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Galileo, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, gogo, Gogo 5G, Hughes, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, Satellite, Starlink Filed Under: IFEC

Intelsat Multi-Orbit Inflight Connectivity Coming to Skymark Airlines

14 April 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Rendering of Boeing 737-8 and 737-10 in Skymark livery

Japan’s Skymark Airlines will add inflight internet on its upcoming fleet of 737 MAX Aircraft, partnering with Intelsat on the program.

This story is about: 737 MAX, Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX25, Boeing, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, Gilat, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, Japan, Japan Airlines, LEO, line-fit, Low Earth Orbit, Sidewinder, Skymark, Stellar Blu Filed Under: IFEC

Thai Adds 2Ku for A330 Fleet

13 April 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Thai's A330s are getting online, with the first two already active (image via byeangel/Flickr/CC-SA 2.0 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/byeangel/17854369250/)

Thai Airways continues to grow its inflight connectivity offerings, with the A330s now coming online withthe Intelsat 2Ku solution.

This story is about: 2Ku, A330, Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX25, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, Ku3030, Thai Airways, ThinAir, ThinKom Filed Under: IFEC

Intelsat, Embraer Team for Line-Fit Multi-Orbit IFC

9 April 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The Gilat Sidewinder ESA for Intelsat's multi-orbit connectivity installed atop an Embraer E2 jet

The Embraer E2 family of aircraft will soon be available from the factory with Intelsat’s multi-orbit inflight connectivity solution installed.

This story is about: Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX25, E190-E2, E195-E2, E2, Embraer, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, Gilat, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, Sidewinder, Stellar Blu Filed Under: IFEC

Delta Expands Free Wi-Fi, Updates on Hughes Fusion Plans

4 April 2025 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Rendering of the A350-100 in Delta's livery (image via Airbus)

Delta’s transatlantic network is ready for free Wi-Fi, just in time for the peak summer season.

This story is about: 717, A321neo, A350 XWB, A350-1000, Airbus, antenna, Delta Air Lines, electronically steered phased array, ESA, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, Hughes, Hughes Fusion, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Ka, Ka-band, Ku, Ku-band, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, Satellite, SES, SES-17, ThinAir, ThinKom, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC

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