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Delta selects Hughes to complete Wi-Fi upgrades

1 November 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Delta's 717 fleet is part of the 400+ planes slated to receive new in-flight internet systems from Hughes over the next two years (Image: Delta)

Delta Air Lines will add diversity to its inflight internet supply and Hughes has a launch customer for its new Jupiter in-flight service offering. The two will pair up to bring Wi-Fi to more than 400 aircraft across Delta’s fleet.

This story is about: 717, CRJ700, CRJ900, E175, Embraer, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, Glenn Latta, Hughes, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Jupiter, Jupiter-3, Ka, Ka-band, Ka1717, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, regional jet, Reza Rasoulian, Satellite, SpaceX, Starlink, ThinAir, ThinKom Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Airbus, OneWeb team for biz jet connectivity boost

30 October 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

A handshake to celebrate the ACJ Connect Link MoU between Airbus Corporate Jets and Eutelsat OneWeb (image via Airbus)

Airbus Corporate Jets plans to offer a new inflight internet option, delivered over OneWeb’s LEO constellation, for its line of business jet installations. Eventually. With as yet undisclosed hardware.

This story is about: ACJ, ACJ Connect Link, Airbus Corporate Jet Center, Airbus Corporate Jets, antenna, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Eutelsat, gogo, Hanwha, HBCplus, Hughes, Jason Sperry, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, NBAA, NBAA23, OneWeb, Regis Broutee, Satcom Direct, Stellar Blu Filed Under: IFEC

Gogo adds AirSprint as first Canadian 5G fleet customer

18 October 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Gogo and AirSprint executives celebrate their extended partnership at NBAA-BACE 2023 in Las Vegas

The Gogo 5G network is set to take flight north of the border. The company announced that AirSprint Private Aviation will fit its business jet fleet with the updated systems, including options to add satellite connectivity on some aircraft.

This story is about: air-to-ground, ATG-NG, BizAv, business aviation, Cessna, Citation, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, Embraer, ESA, gogo, Gogo 5G, Gogo Galileo, Hughes, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, NBAA, NBAA23, OneWeb, Sergio Agguirre Filed Under: IFEC

CesiumAstro ESA successfully connects in SES, Hughes tests

5 October 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

CesiumAstro's

CesiumAstro successfully tested its active phased array antenna terminal solution with SES’s geosynchronous satellite network, a key milestone as the company works to deliver hardware to the government and commercial aviation sectors.

This story is about: antenna, CesiumAstro, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Hughes, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Ka, Ka-band, phased array, SES Filed Under: IFEC

Hanwha Phasor, OneWeb formalize ESA terminal development efforts

13 September 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The Hanwha Phasor antenna on display at SatShow 2023

Another antenna option will soon join the fold for OneWeb’s aero customers. Hanwha Phasor announced it has signed a User Terminal Development Agreement, enabling the two companies to collaborate on an in-flight connectivity solution. A certified solution is anticipated in 2025.

This story is about: antenna, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Hanwha, Hughes, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Ku, Ku-band, Low Earth Orbit, NGSO, OneWeb, phased array, Phasor Filed Under: IFEC

Another regional connectivity deal is done

7 June 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

ThinKom's ThinAir family now has a new kid brother. The company formally launched the ThinAir Ka1717 offering this week, offering a smaller, lighter solution targeting the regional jet market.

No one is willing to spill the beans completely, but it appears ThinKom has secured an airline launch customer for its Ka1717 regional jet inflight internet solution.

This story is about: Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Bill Milroy, Delta Air Lines, Hughes, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, Inmarsat Global, Jupiter, Ka1717, regional jet, SES-17, STC, STCs, Supplemental Type Certificate, Thales, ThinAir, ThinKom, United Airlines, ViaSat, ViaSat-3 Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Hughes signs on as OneWeb partner, launches new IFC options for airlines

5 June 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Reza Rasoulian (L), vice president at Hughes, and Ben Griffin, vice president at OneWeb, sign the Distribution Partner agreement for Hughes to provide OneWeb Low Earth Orbit satellite connectivity services to global airlines and select partners. (image: Hughes)

Hughes Network Systems is not new to the inflight internet world. But the company is getting more aggressive in its pitch to airlines. Hughes is now a global distribution partner of OneWeb’s LEO constellation services. The deal was announced this week at Aircraft Interiors Expo 2023.

This story is about: Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX23, Ben Griffin, BizAv, business aviation, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, gogo, Gogo Galileo, Hughes, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Jupiter, Ka1717, Ka2517, Ka2517Plus, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, Reza Rasoulian, ThinKom Filed Under: IFEC

EchoStar, SkyFive team for S-band dual-link drone control

30 May 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The tiny SkyFive modem that delivers the terrestrial half of an S-band command and control link to urban air mobility vehicles.

How do you deliver multiple, diverse command and control links to a small, uncrewed aircraft, fully integrated in controlled airspace? SkyFive and EchoStar have successfully concluded a series of flight tests, in partnership with Airbus, to combine S-band satellite and terrestrial links and deliver that functionality.

This story is about: air-to-ground, ATG, drones, EchoStar, EchoStar XXI, Hughes, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, inflight connectivity, S-Band, Satellite, SkyFive, UAV Filed Under: IFEC

Gogo Galileo branding launched for LEO services

23 May 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Shuaib Shahid, head of international sales for Gogo (L) and Mark Sander, senior vice president of sales for Gogo with the newly announced Gogo Galileo HDX antenna (L) and FDX antenna options

Gogo’s upcoming LEO satellite service has a new name. Now branded Galileo, the company also expanded the antenna options, enabling even higher speeds on larger business jets.

This story is about: BizAv, business aviation, EBACE, EBACE23, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, gogo, Gogo Galileo, Hughes, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, Sergio Agguirre Filed Under: IFEC

Hanwha sets stage for aero ESA trials later this year

6 April 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The Hanwha Phasor antenna on display at SatShow 2023

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Phasor’s ESA technology will enter ground testing later this year, with hopes of getting airborne by Q1 2024. This time, however, it will be under the Hanwha brand name, as the company pushes forward with its commercial aero goals.

This story is about: antenna, Ball Aerospace, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Hanwha, Hughes, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, Ku, Ku-band, Low Earth Orbit, NGSO, OneWeb, phased array, Phasor, Satellite, SatShow2023, Stellar Blu Filed Under: IFEC

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