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ViaSat-3 enters service, delivering inflight internet on Hawaii flights

5 August 2024 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

ViaSat-3 launches on a Falcon Heavy on 30 April 2023 (Image via Viasat)

The first ViaSat-3 satellite is now in service, providing increased capacity for the company’s airline customers, most notably including roughly 2400 monthly trips between Hawaii and the mainland.

This story is about: Craig Miller, GX, GX Aviation, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat, Inmarsat Global, Jimmy Dodd, Ka, Ka-band, modem, Satellite, ViaSat, ViaSat-3 Filed Under: IFEC

Viasat rejigs financial reporting

26 July 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Viasat’s new reporting structure breaks out revenue by segment much more clearly than before, exposing a couple interesting trends.

This story is about: Don Buchman, earnings call, GX, GX Aviation, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat, Inmarsat Global, Ka, Ka-band, modem, Satellite, ViaSat, ViaSat-3 Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Viasat confirms connectivity plans for LOT Polish Dreamliners

25 July 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Two LOT Polish Airlines 787s (image via LOT)

Viasat will provide inflight Wi-Fi service to LOT Polish Airlines’ fleet of Dreamliners from 2026 as part of a planned retrofit for the 787s.

This story is about: Don Buchman, GX, GX Aviation, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat, Inmarsat Global, Ka, Ka-band, LOT, LOT Polish Airlines, modem, Satellite, ViaSat, ViaSat-3 Filed Under: IFEC

SAS plans EuroBiz upgrades, Wi-Fi updates

12 June 2024 By Seth Miller 2 Comments

Are the days of EuroBiz seating numbered? Probably not, but as SAS reinvents itself out of bankruptcy, CEO Anko van der Werff is keen to see changes in the product the company offers.

This story is about: Anko van der Werff, business class, FTEEMEA24, Future Travel Experience, GX Aviation, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, premium cabin, SAS, seating, seats, SkyTeam, SpaceX, Starlink, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat, Seats & Cabin

Viasat plans dual-modem modman for (eventual) constellation flexibility

6 June 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Viasat finally has a formal plan for airlines to integrate access across its two satellite networks: A new dual-modem ModMan is coming as part of the standard install kit.

This story is about: Don Buchman, GEO, Guru Gowrappan, GX, GX Aviation, HBCplus, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat, Inmarsat Global, Ka, Ka-band, Ka2517, Satellite, ViaSat, ViaSat-3 Filed Under: IFEC

ThinKom sees trio of innovations driving growth

4 June 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Not content to rest on recent program wins, ThinKom outlined the future it sees for its antenna solutions.

This story is about: Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX24, antenna, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, GX, GX Aviation, Hughes, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat, Ka1717, Ka2517, Ka2517Plus, Ku, Ku-band, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, radome, ThinAir, ThinAir Plus, ThinKom, ViaSat, ViaSat-3, VICTS Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Airbus adds to HBCplus backlog

4 June 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Airbus will add two additional airlines to its HBCplus inflight connectivity portfolio. The deals, announced at Aircraft Interiors Expo 2024 last week in Hamburg include a couple firsts for the program.

This story is about: A320neo, A330, A350-1000, Airbus, Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX24, Global Xpress, GX, GX Aviation, HBCplus, Hughes, Inmarsat, JetWave, Ka, Ka-band, Ka2517, Philippine Airlines, SES, ThinAir, ThinKom, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC

Viasat goes multi-orbit for maritime with NexusWave

21 May 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Multi-orbit, multi-band connectivity has come to the Viasat ecosystem. Maritime is up first, setting the stage for what the aero version might look like.

This story is about: 5G, air-to-ground, ATG-NG, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, GX, GX Aviation, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Inmarsat, Ka, Ka-band, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, NexusWave, OneWeb, Orchestra, phased array, Satellite, ThinAir, ThinAir Plus, ThinKom, ViaSat, ViaSat-3, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Korean to bring 787s online with Viasat

20 March 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Rendering of the 787-10 in Korean's livery

Korean Air will add inflight internet service to its fleet of 787s. The carrier announced a deal with Viasat to bring an additional 40 aircraft online over the next four years.

This story is about: GX, GX Aviation, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Korean Air, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, ViaSat, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

Viasat issues type certification for Satcom Direct Plane Simple Ka-band terminal

13 February 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The Plane Simple Ka-band terminal being installed for testing (image via Satcom Direct)

Satcom Direct received type certification of the Plane Simple Ka-band terminal for Viasat’s Jet ConneX inflight internet service, moving a step closer to installation of the latest hardware on business jets.

This story is about: antenna, BizAv, business aviation, Chris Moore, GX Aviation, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat, Jet ConneX, JetConneX, JX, Ka, Ka-band, Kai Tang, QEST, Satcom Direct, Satellite, terminal, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC

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