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GX Aviation

COVID crushing inflight connectivity: Part 2

24 April 2020 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

a set of aircraft radomes on display

Airlines have plenty of reasons to be concerned as the cashflow crunch threatens their survival. So too, however, do the many smaller suppliers that deliver services to those airlines. What was mild trepidation at the beginning of the year, generally tied to the 737 MAX grounding is now, in some cases, a full-on threat to the survival of these businesses. And, unlike the airlines, these suppliers generally do not have the luxury of bailout funding from the federal government.

In part two of this report we explore the impact on Viasat, Thales, Inmarsat and Panasonic Avionics.

This story is about: 2Ku, BizAv, business aviation, COVID-19, Global Eagle, Global Eagle Entertainment, gogo, GX, GX Aviation, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, Inmarsat, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, PaxEx, Thales, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Gilat delivers a successful Ka-band ESA test flight with Honeywell, Telesat

18 December 2019 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Finally some good news worth celebrating in the ESA space. Gilat’s new kit went flying on Honeywell’s 757 and successfully linked with a Telesat GEO Ka-band satellite.

This story is about: APSATCOM, Ball Aerospace, China, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, ESPA, Gilat, Global Xpress, GX, GX Aviation, Honeywell, Honeywell Aviation, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Inmarsat, JetWave, Ka, Ka-band, Ka2517, Ku, Ku-band, KuKa, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, PaxEx, Safran, Safran Aerosystems, Telesat, Telestar 19, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Air France to swap A380, A340 fleets for A350 with expanded order

12 December 2019 By blogadmin 2 Comments

An Air France A350 on the ground (image via Air France)

Air France will add ten more A350-900 aircraft to its fleet in the coming years, supporting the retirement of its A380s and A340s. The deal will help the carrier to simplify its operations and deliver a more consistent passenger experience across its long-haul operations.

This story is about: A340, A340-300, A350, A350 XWB, A350-900, A380, Air France, GX Aviation, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, Joon, RAVE, Safran, Safran Aerosystems Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports, IFEC, Seats & Cabin

Putting AirAsia’s new GX WiFi to the test

9 December 2019 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Deploy quickly and work out the bugs along the way. That’s not a typical approach to anything in the aviation world, and for good reason. But for AirAsia’s GX Aviation WiFi deployment that’s the plan, even if it means some hiccups along the way, as were experienced during a recent demonstration flight.

This story is about: AirAsia, AirAsia WiFi, ancillary, ancillary fees, ancillary revenue, FTEAsia19, GX, GX Aviation, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, Inmarsat, Ka, Ka-band, ROKKI, SwiftBroadBand Filed Under: IFEC, Product Reviews

Inmarsat’s GX-5 launches successfully, kicking off the next phase of the GX story

27 November 2019 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Inmarsat’s GX-5 satellite successfully reached orbit on Tuesday, beginning its mission to dramatically increase Ka-band capacity over Europe, the Middle East and Asia. It also represents a key milestone as the GX Aviation prodcut evolves. It is not just about the increased capacity, though that bandwidth makes the future plans easier and less expensive to deliver.

This story is about: advertising, Arianespace, FTEAsia19, GX, GX Aviation, GX-5, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, Inmarsat, merchandising, personalization, Satellite, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

A new player in the race for inflight WiFi over India

19 November 2019 By Seth Miller

WiFi sign on the passenger service unit in an airplane cabin

The race to bring the first aircraft online in India took an interesting turn in recent weeks. While SpiceJet has talked about its plans to add the GX Aviation system from Inmarsat to its new 737 MAX aircraft other players have been less public about their efforts. But installations are underway to deliver a fleet-wide solution, potentially within a year.

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This story is about: AirAsia India, ancillary, ancillary fees, ancillary revenue, FTE, FTEAsia19, Future Travel Experience, GX, GX Aviation, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, India, inflight connectivity, Inmarsat, ROKKI, Satellite, SpiceJet, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat, Premium

A WiFi Challenger: PaxEx Update 1 Nov 2019

1 November 2019 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Can LiFi replace WiFi on board, opening up more spectrum for passengers? And can new satellite launches deliver the capacity that airlines need for inflight connectivity? Plus an expanding award chart and plans for a massive fleet expansion in India.

This story is about: Air France, air-to-ground, Airbus, American Airlines, ATG-NG, awards, Boeing, British Airways, Congress, EAN, European Aviation Network, frequent flier, frequent flyer, GX, GX Aviation, GX-5, IAG, Iberia, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, IndiGo, inflight connectivity, Inmarsat, International Airline Group, internet, Latecoere, LiFi, loyalty, premium economy, rewards, Vueling, wifi Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports, IFEC, Loyalty, PaxEx Update

Hawaiian pushes off inflight WiFi decision

24 October 2019 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Hawaiian Airlines will add inflight wifi to its fleet. Eventually. But not particularly soon. CEO Peter Ingram does not believe the technology is sufficiently mature to serve his airline’s customers, but has he missed out on viable solutions already on the market?

This story is about: Eutelsat, Eutelsat 172b, GX, GX Aviation, Hawaiian Airlines, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Inmarsat, O3b, O3b mPOWER, PaxEx, SES, ThinKom, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Sunrise Stretch: PaxEx Update 2019-10-18

18 October 2019 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

The beginnings of Project Sunrise and extra leg room for the Kiwis. Plus more wifi (maybe) coming in China and another loyalty top tier moves further away.

Get these stories and more in this week’s PaxEx Update.

This story is about: 2Ku, 737, 737 MAX, 737 NG, 737MAX, A320, A320neo, Acro, Acro Seating, AeroMobile, Air Esurfing, Air New Zealand, Airbus, AirGo, APSATCOM, Boeing, business class, China, China Satcom, ChinaSat-16, ChinaSat-18, economy class, Embraer, Emirates, FTS, Global Eagle, GX Aviation, Honeywell, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, JetWave, JHAS, Ka, Ka-band, Ku, Ku-band, Lufthansa Technik, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Qantas, roaming, Royal Air Maroc, SBB, seating, seats, SkyFive, SkyUp Airlines, Streaming IFE, SwiftBroadBand, Tayaran Jet, Thai Airways, Ukraine, ViaSat, wifi Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports, IFEC, PaxEx Update, Seats & Cabin

Lufthansa Technik dives in to the Chinese inflight connectivity market

14 October 2019 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Announcements related to inflight connectivity in China are hard to process. Vendors continue to sign agreements and push out releases but forward progress in terms of getting hardware on planes remains stalled. This week Lufthansa Technik (LHT) joined the field with an announcement of an offering for airlines in China. But, like the others, it is unclear what the timeline for implementation will be or where things will go from here.

This story is about: 2Ku, 737, 737 MAX, 737 NG, 737MAX, A320, A320neo, Air Esurfing, Airbus, APSATCOM, Boeing, China, China Satcom, ChinaSat-16, ChinaSat-18, FTS, Global Eagle, GX Aviation, Honeywell, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, JetWave, Ka, Ka-band, Ku, Ku-band, Lufthansa Technik, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, SkyFive, ViaSat, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

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