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Global Eagle

Air France Connect activates on single-aisle fleet

31 January 2019 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Inflight wifi connectivity is now live on the Air France A320 family of aircraft. The service is delivered by Global Eagle with Orange acting as the integrator and ISP for the connection.

This story is about: A320, Air France, Global Eagle, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Orange, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

Garuda, Inmarsat ink contract on GX inflight wifi

30 January 2019 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Indonesian national carrier Garuda is expanding its inflight wifi commitment with Inmarsat’s GX Aviation solution. The move follows the selection earlier this year by Citilink, an LCC carrier in the Garuda Group, to install the same kit. The signed contract also quashes any hopes Global Eagle still had of resuscitating its deal with the carrier.

This story is about: Citilink, Garuda, Global Eagle, Global Xpress, GX, GX Aviation, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, Indonesia, inflight connectivity, Inmarsat, Lufthansa Systems, Lufthansa Technik, Mahata, Mahata Aero Technology, Mahata Aero Teknologi, MAT, Panasonic Avionics, Southwest Airlines, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

PaxEx Premium: Grounded in the rush for Indian inflight connectivity

18 December 2018 By Seth Miller

WiFi sign on the passenger service unit in an airplane cabin

The paperwork is finally submitted: India is ready to get online in the sky. The Ministry of Communications issued the Flight and Maritime Connectivity Rules, 2018 in an official filing on 14 December 2018, codifying the rules around delivery of mobile internet services on aircraft and ships. With the new rules defined service providers and airlines can finally move forward with fitting the planes. So, who will be first??

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This story is about: Global Eagle, Global Xpress, GX, IFC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, India, inflight connectivity, Inmarsat, internet, Jet Airways, SpiceJet, Vistara Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat, Premium

PaxEx Premium: Connectivity challenges in Brazil

12 December 2018 By Seth Miller

Avianca A319 at SDU via Joao Carlos Medau CC-BY https://www.flickr.com/photos/medau/8374024284/

Uncertainty around the future of Avianca Brasil is growing as the company faces financial turmoil. Citing an inability to strike a "friendly agreement" for renegotiating aircraft leases the carrier sought protection under Brazilian bankruptcy laws this week. The move comes on the heels of lessors seeking the return of 11 aircraft for non-payment. The potential loss of aircraft is bad for the company and for its passengers, of course. It could also see a long-stalled inflight connectivity deployment finally terminated.

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This story is about: Avianca Brazil, Global Eagle, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Norwegian, Norwegian Argentina, South America Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat, Premium

GX installation begins for Citilink Indonesia

5 December 2018 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Citilink's first A320 to receive the Inmarsat GX kit. (Photo via Inmarsat)

The first Citilink Indonesia inflight wifi connectivity installation is underway. Work to add the Inmarsat GX Aviation kit to the aircraft began recently on the first of 50 A320s contracted to receive the system. The implementation is being overseen by Mahata Aero Teknologi (MAT), and Indonesian wireless technology provider.

This story is about: BoardConnect, Citilink Indonesia, Garuda, Global Eagle, Global Xpress, GX, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, Indonesia, inflight connectivity, Inmarsat, Ka, Ka-band, Lufthansa Systems, Lufthansa Technik, Mahata, Mahata Aero Technology, Mahata Aero Teknologi, PaxEx, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

PaxEx Premium: Challenged to the core

27 November 2018 By Seth Miller

The NEXT hardware suite from Panasonic Avionics delivers solid updates, both to the screens and all the stuff passengers never see

It was supposed to be a massive shift of market share in the inflight connectivity world. Former Panasonic Avionics executive David Bruner claimed significant numbers of Southwest Airlines aircraft would see the Global Eagle kit uninstalled, replaced with PAC's solution, along with the ongoing line-fit deliveries. Instead Global Eagle is replacing PAC on the small number of 737s that were installed. And that might not even be the largest challenge Panasonic faces today.

In the couple months since PAC's partnership announcement with Inmarsat the company has pushed a two pronged approach to its future business. One one side sits the core competencies of its inflight entertainment business. On the other, driven by many of the new faces in the company's leadership, comes a shift towards a services operation. Both sides face challenges.

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This story is about: Delta Air Lines, Delta Flight Products, digEcor, eXConnect, Global Eagle, gogo, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, PAC, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Southwest Airlines, Thales, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat, Premium

An end to cheap* WiFi for airlines?

13 November 2018 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

WiFi sign on the passenger service unit in an airplane cabin

Maybe it has never truly been cheap for passengers, but airlines historically took advantage of great deals from suppliers to secure inflight wifi connectivity solutions relatively inexpensively. As those vendors now seek financial stability more than market share a shift is underway. Is the era of cheap wifi over? (And did it ever really exist?!?)

This story is about: 2Ku, Garuda, Global Eagle, Global Xpress, gogo, GX, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Inmarsat, Ka, Ka-band, Ku, Ku-band, Oakleigh Thorne, PAC, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, PaxEx, Saudi Arabia, Saudia, SpiceJet, Spirit Airlines, Taqnia Space, Thales, Thales FlytLIVE, Thales Inflyt, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

PaxEx Premium: Global Eagle boosts aero revenue, aircraft backlog

9 November 2018 By Seth Miller

Peering out the (open!) window during a test flight over Long Beach

Global Eagle posted strong revenue numbers in Q3, with its content and aviation connectivity segments showing particular strength. The company also announced a couple "take away" deals that see it grabbing business from competitors. Those moves come at a cost, however, especially on the connectivity side. The increased revenue from these deals over the long term is welcome but a short term cash crunch could be bad for business.

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This story is about: Air France, China, earnings call, Garuda, GEE, Global Eagle, Global Eagle Entertainment, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, India, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, Jet Airways, Ku, Ku-band, PAC, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Southwest Airlines Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat, Premium

PaxEx Premium: Looking ahead to Global Eagle’s earnings

7 November 2018 By Seth Miller

Two stories should deliver a net boost for Global Eagle headed into Thursday's earnings release. They are not both good news (and one remains unconfirmed), but the positive outweighs the negative significantly.

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This story is about: bankruptcy, earnings call, GEE, Global Eagle, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, Ku, Ku-band, Mango, PAC, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, PaxEx, Saudia, South Africa, South African Airways, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat, Premium

PaxEx Premium: Second-guessing the Garuda/Inmarsat GX deal

2 November 2018 By Seth Miller

Garuda's A330 fleet will be the first at the carrier to take the Inmarsat GX hardware

Today's announcement of Garuda's deal with Inmarsat to fit its full fleet with Global Xpress for inflight connectivity came as a surprise to many in the industry. Notable among them, the other vendors still expecting the RFP process to begin in earnest. Was this announcement premature??

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This story is about: Citilink, Garuda, Global Eagle, Global Xpress, GX, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Inmarsat, Mahata, Mahata Aero Technology, Mahata Aero Teknologi Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat, Premium

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