United Airlines is making a massive change in its inflight internet offering, finally confirming long-rumored plans to deploy the Starlink solution from SpaceX across its global fleet.
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Hawaiian’s A330s delivering on the Starlink IFC promise
Hawaiian Airlines is nearing completion of the Starlink deployment on its A330s, ahead of forecasts.
Air Canada pushes content range in major IFE update
Air Canada plans a major boost to its inflight entertainment catalog starting this month, with more than 1,000 movies on board its aircraft.
Gogo gets first antenna installed for Galileo testing
Gogo is moving towards testing of its Galileo LEO-based inflight internet service, with the first antenna now installed on a Challenger 300.
KLM’s A321neo features innovation, familiar touches for passengers
KLM joins the A321neo family, taking delivery of its first aircraft and launching a refresh of its short-haul fleet, including familiar passenger experiences as well as some new ones.
Alaska Airlines brings live college football on board
Alaska Airlines is adding a smidgen of live sports programming to its inflight entertainment feed, with college football to fly this fall.
DIRECTV brings streaming IPTV to BizAv
DIRECTV is launching an IPTV platform, in collaboration with Satcom Direct, to enable live TV programming for business aviation customers.
Considering connectivity: flyadeal talks options for inflight internet
With an average trip under two hours it would be easy to argue that flyadeal’s passengers don’t really need internet on board. But CEO Steven Greenway likes to be creative, so maybe inflight WiFi could happen?
Wireless IFE takes flight with Air India’s Vista launch
Air India is rebuilding its inflight entertainment offering, choosing the Bluebox platform to power a streaming solution on its legacy fleet.
Azul adds long-haul Wi-Fi with expanded Viasat partnership
Azul is stretching its in-flight Wi-Fi program to long-haul operations. The carrier expanded its partnership with Viasat to add service on its A330neo planes from 2025.