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SES Charts a New IFC Path with Intelsat Acquisition

3 October 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

lots of satellite dishes in a field

SES entered the inflight connectivity market indirectly with its Open Orbits program. Now that it owns Intelsat, however, that direct relationship exists, and the company expects it to grow.

This story is about: Blane Boynton, Display Interactive, electronically steered antenna, ESA, Gilat, HBCplus, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, Ka, Ka-band, Ku, Ku-band, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, Neale Faulkner, NEO Space Group, NSG, portal, SES, SES Open Orbits, Sidewinder Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Capacity to be free

29 September 2025 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

radome atop a Southwest plane

Supporting a potential for 150,000 more passengers online in the sky every day at the end of October is no easy feat. But suppliers say they’re ready for Southwest’s shift, and the other airlines expected in the months to follow.

This story is about: Aerolineas Argentinas, Air Canada, American Airlines, Astranis, Delta Air Lines, Don Buchman, electronically steered antenna, ESA, Gilat, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, J-AIR, JAL, Japan Airlines, JetBlue, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, MicroGEO, Mike Pigott, OneWeb, Royal Brunei, SES, SES-17, Skymark, Southwest Airlines, Stellar Blu, United Airlines, ViaSat, ViaSat-3, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

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

JetBlue, Kuiper Team for Next-Gen Inflight Internet

4 September 2025 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

More than a decade after introducing fast, free Wi-Fi, JetBlue is refreshing the Fly-Fi experience as the first airline to sign a deal with Amazon’s Kuiper program.

This story is about: antenna, Anuvu, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Eutelsat, Eutelsat Oneweb, Gilat, Hughes, Hughes Fusion, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, JetBlue, Ka, Ka-band, Ku, Ku-band, Kuiper, LEO, Lightspeed, Low Earth Orbit, multi-orbit, OneWeb, PAC, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, SES, Sidewinder, Starlink, Stellar Blu, Telesat, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Gilat Pushes Towards Boeing Line-Fit for Sidewinder

21 August 2025 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

The exploded view version of the Intelsat/Sidewinder terminal was on display at AIX; the version that flies on Boeing planes is likely to be a bit different

Multi-orbit ESAs got a boost this week, with Gilat announcing a $60 million order for its Stellar Blu Sidewinder terminal.

This story is about: 737 MAX, 777X, 787, AeroShroud, antenna, Boeing, Boeing Global Services, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Gilat, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, line-fit, Sidewinder, Stellar Blu 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

Air Canada’s Free Wi-Fi Goes Live, Boosts Performance

1 May 2025 By Seth Miller 2 Comments

The Gilat Sidewinder terminal sits atop the CRJ900 with a low profile, reducing drag impact

Air Canada Aeroplan members flying across North America, Mexico, and the Caribbean can now get online for free in flight. I got to test the system before the offical go-live date hit.

This story is about: Aeroplan, Air Canada, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, frequent flier, frequent flyer, GEO, Gilat, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, loyalty, Mark Nasr, multi-orbit, Norman Haughton, Starlink, Stellar Blu, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

Gogo Confirms Plane Simple ESA Option for BizAv

29 April 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The Plane Simple ESA terminal, situated on the top of the Cessna Caravan fuselage, proved its value during its testing. Copyright Gogo

Business aviation customers will have (at least) two options for implementing Gogo Galileo, as a second ESA undergoes testing for the LEO-based inflight connectivity solution.

This story is about: antenna, BizAv, business aviation, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Eutelsat, Eutelsat Oneweb, Galileo, Gilat, gogo, Gogo Galileo, Hughes, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, Satcom Direct Filed Under: IFEC

HBCplus Swaps, Line-fit Plans for Airbus Inflight Connectivity

17 April 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The Viasat GX Aviation network has been the constellation of choice for more than 100 aircraft in the Airbus HBCplus program, which made the news of it being removed from offerability last week at AIX all the more interesting.

This story is about: Airbus, Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX25, Don Buchman, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, Emirates, ESA, Gilat, GX Aviation, HBCplus, Hughes, Hughes Fusion, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, Ka2517, line-fit, Reza Rasoulian, Rob Baird, Sidewinder, ThinKom, ViaSat, ViaSat-3 Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Intelsat Sees Progress with Boeing for Multi-orbit ESA

15 April 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The exploded view version of the Intelsat/Sidewinder terminal was on display at AIX; the version that flies on Boeing planes is likely to be a bit different

Intelsat sees significant progress in its Boeing certification programs, with plans to have the multi-orbit ESA flying later this year and line-fit in 2026.

This story is about: 737 MAX, 777X, 787, AeroShroud, Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX25, antenna, Boeing, Boeing Global Services, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Gilat, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, line-fit, radome, Rob Baird, Sidewinder, SpaceX, Starlink Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

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