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Northern Pacific seeks public investors

2 June 2022 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

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Northern Pacific Airways is taking a somewhat unusual approach to funding ahead of its expected launch later this year. The carrier is running an open call to unaccredited investors, hoping to boost its visibility in the market, as well as its cash balance.

This story is about: 2Ku, 757-200, A321XLR, crowdfunding, Icelandair, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, Intelsat, leasing, Northern Pacific Airways, Rob McKinney Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports, IFEC

Viasat boosts aviation backlog, lingers over LEO likelihood

9 August 2021 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Viasat is making a lot of money, even though it cannot add new users to its core satellite offering today. But the company is not shying away from aircraft additions, with hundreds more anticipated over the next couple years.

This story is about: Delta Air Lines, earnings call, Icelandair, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, Satellite, United Airlines, ViaSat, ViaSat-3, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

Icelandair brings the MAX 9 online

22 July 2021 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Icelandair 737 MAX flying over snowy terrain

Icelandair can once again claim in-flight wifi availability on 100% of its flights. The carrier’s 737 MAX fleet, fitted with Ka-band satellite connectivity from Viasat, began activation earlier this year and will accelerate thanks to a recently received certification on the MAX 9.

This story is about: 737 MAX 8, 737 MAX 9, Icelandair, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, PaxEx, ViaSat, ViaSat-2, ViaSat-3 Filed Under: IFEC

Come PLAY in Iceland: Another new airline launches in the wake of WOW Air

5 November 2019 By Seth Miller 7 Comments

A new low cost carrier is set to fly in Iceland. PLAY airlines intends to launch sales before the end of the year, connecting passengers between Keflavik and European destinations. The company expects to expand to North American destinations in Spring 2020, using Iceland as a hub to connect passengers between the two continents.

This story is about: Iceland, Icelandair, KEF, Keflavik, LCC, LCCs, Norwegian, PLAY, TATL, transatlantic, WAB Air, WOW, WOW Air Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports

Trying to make sense of the new WOW Air plans

9 September 2019 By Seth Miller 8 Comments

A WOW Air A321 on the ground in Keflavik in January 2019

As detials on the new WOW Air plans emerge the business model remains an interesting proposition. With a heavy focus on cargo in a softening market and premium passenger experiences with low fares it is unclear how this company will truly deliver for its investors.

This story is about: bankruptcy, Dulles, IAD, Iceland, Icelandair, KEF, Keflavik, TATL, transatlantic, Washington DC, WOW, WOW Air Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports

Viasat’s inflection point

24 May 2019 By Seth Miller

Massive expansion costs are set to give way to recurring revenue growth. That is the message Viasat delivered as it issued is most recent earnings numbers this week. Even as the company pushes forward with the build-out of its new ViaSat-3 constellation with dramatically more bandwidth and geographic coverage, it hopes to convert the existing capacity into new deals and new subscribers, with a significant push into new inflight connectivity markets, among other areas.

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This story is about: 737 MAX, 737MAX, Aeromexico, American Airlines, BizAv, business aviation, China, China Satcom, earnings call, Embraer, FTS, gogo, Icelandair, JetBlue, Ka, Ka-band, Ku, Ku-band, KuKa, Praetor 600, United Airlines, ViaSat, ViaSat-2, ViaSat-3 Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat, Premium

WOW Air halts operations; all flights canceled

28 March 2019 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

A WOW Air A321 on the ground in Keflavik in January 2019

WOW Air is no more. After multiple failed attempts to secure additional funding to continue operations the Icelandic LCC formally ceased operations Thursday morning.

This story is about: bankruptcy, Iceland, Icelandair, Indigo Partners, KEF, Keflavik, LCC, LCCs, TATL, transatlantic, WizzAir, WOW, WOW Air Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports

Icelandair walks away from WOW. Again.

24 March 2019 By Seth Miller 3 Comments

The future outlook for Icelandic LCC upstart WOW Air is more bleak than ever. No one wants to touch the operation, it would seem.

This story is about: bankruptcy, Icelandair, Indigo Partners, KEF, Keflavik, meet er, WOW Air Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports

Indigo walks from WOW Air

22 March 2019 By Seth Miller 2 Comments

TF-WOW, now returned to its lessor, departing Amsterdam in August 2018 (By Nicky Boogaard via Flickr/CC-BY 2.0)

How many chances does WOW Air get to survive? Indigo Partners walked away this week, leaving significant uncertainty over the future of the carrier. Further clarity is expected by Monday.

This story is about: bankruptcy, Iceland, Icelandair, Indigo Partners, Keflavik, LCC, LCCs, merger, TATL, transatlantic, WOW Air Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports

MAX grounding impact across the inflight connectivity market

13 March 2019 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

With the bulk of the global 737 MAX fleet grounded the impact to passengers is very real. Canceled flights, delays and rebookings will affect hundreds of thousands of travelers each day. Inflight connectivity providers will also be impacted as their systems are grounded.

This story is about: Aeromexico, Air Canada, Collins Aerospace, Fiji Airways, flydubai, Garuda, Global Eagle, gogo, GOL, Icelandair, IFC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Inmarsat, Jet Airways, Mahata, Mahata Aero Technology, Mahata Aero Teknologi, Norwegian, Panasonic Avionics, SpiceJet, Thales, Turkish Airlines, ViaSat, WestJet, wifi Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports, IFEC

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