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GX Aviation

PaxEx PR: Honeywell JetWave X Connects to Viasat Network

16 July 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Shiny silver Honeywell JetWave X antenna on a table in front of a business jet.

BizAv operators have another modern terminal option now for both the ViaSat-3 and GX constellations, as JetWave X is pitched as supporting all the same new capacity, features, and pricing plans as Viasat’s own GAT-5510.

This story is about: antenna, BizAv, business aviation, GX, GX Aviation, Honeywell, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat, Inmarsat Global, Jason Wissink, Jet ConneX, JetWave X, JetXP, JX, Ka, Ka-band, ViaSat, ViaSat-3 Filed Under: IFEC

China Airlines Announces Free Inflight Wi-Fi

14 July 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

China Airlines will make permanent the promotional free Wi-Fi program it offers on board most of its fleet from 1 August 2025.

This story is about: China Airlines, GX, GX Aviation, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat, Satellite, wifi 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

SatShow Scuttlebutt

24 March 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

looking down on a trade show floor with lots of booths and people.

Some of the smaller hints dropped in various conversations appear to be more significant than they seemed at first blush.

This story is about: Air Canada, antenna, certification, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Gilat, GM-40, GX Aviation, Hughes, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Seamless Air Alliance, Sidewinder, Starlink, Stellar Blu, ThinAir, ThinKom, ViaSat, ViaSat-3, WestJet Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Seeing Stars: Emirates Taps Starlink

11 March 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

An Emirates A380 on the ground in Dubai

Given SpaceX’s announced backlog there’s potential for several more airlines to be part of the Starlink family. And it now appears Emirates is going to become one of them.

This story is about: Airbus, Emirates, GX Aviation, HBCplus, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Panasonic Avionics, SITAONAIR, SpaceX, Starlink, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC

Starlux shifts from Viasat to Viasat for inflight internet

4 February 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

A rendering of the Starlux fleet in flight

Starlux will shift its inflight internet offering to Viasat’s Ka-band satellite offering. The companies announced a full fleet program, addressing both new installations and retrofit of existing aircraft.

This story is about: antenna, Anuvu, Don Buchman, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, GX, GX Aviation, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Inmarsat, Ka-band, LEO, Lightspeed, Low Earth Orbit, Satellite, Starlink, Starlux, Telesat, ViaSat, ViaSat-3 Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Lufthansa adds free messaging for long-haul flights

26 January 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

a lufthansa 747-8 in flight

Lufthansa will expand its free messaging offering this summer to passengers on long-haul flights.

This story is about: Air Canada, AirBaltic, Austrian Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Dieter Vranckx, EAN, European Aviation Network, GX Aviation, Heiko Reitz, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Lufthansa, Lufthansa Group, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, PaxEx, Qatar Airways, Swiss, United Airlines Filed Under: IFEC

Astranis successfully launches microGEO satellites, including two for Anuvu

29 December 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

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

With the launch of two Astranis satellites Anuvu enters its microGEO era. NuView-A and NuView-B are expected to bring 50 Gbps of new capacity into Anuvu’s network and serve help shape the next generation of its inflight connectivity concepts.

This story is about: antenna, Anuvu, Astranis, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Eutelsat Oneweb, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, Global Eagle, GX, GX Aviation, HEO, Highly Elliptical Orbit, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Ka-band, Ku-band, LEO, Lightspeed, Low Earth Orbit, MicroGEO, Mike Pigott, OneWeb, Satellite, Starlink, Telesat, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Emirates begins its A350 era with updated seats, entertainment, internet offerings

27 November 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The first Emirates A350, outside the terminal in Dubai as it prepares to enter service in early January

The next generation of Emirates travel is here, with the A350 introducing a number of changes to the inflight passenger experience, across all three classes of service.

This story is about: 4K, A350, A350 XWB, A350-900, aerBlade, AVANT, AVANT Up, business class, economy class, embedded IFE, Emirates, GX, GX Aviation, HBCplus, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, in-seat power, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, inflight wifi, Inmarsat, Ka2517, premium cabin, premium economy, Recaro, Safran Passenger Innovations, Thales, Thales AVANT, ThinKom, USB, USB-C, ViaSat, Wireless Charging Filed Under: IFEC, Seats & Cabin

Viasat drops speed caps for new JetXP business aviation plans

9 October 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Viasat is taking off its speed caps, opening up more bandwidth to more business aviation jets with company’s Jet ConneX service offering a new “JetXP” plan.

This story is about: antenna, BizAv, business aviation, GX, GX Aviation, Honeywell, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat, Inmarsat Global, Jet ConneX, JetWave X, JetXP, JX, Ka, Ka-band, Kai Tang, NBAA24, PlaneSense, Satcom Direct, ViaSat, ViaSat-3 Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

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