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Starlink Spotted on Another Sub-fleet

18 September 2026 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Satellites on the dispenser in orbit, shortly before deployment

Chalk up another airline sub-fleet with Starlink installations active. A sharp-eyed spotter shared an image of a new terminal install, indicating the process is underway with a previously announced airline.

This story is about: IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, Starlink Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

United Brings Football to Flights with DISH, Starlink

17 September 2026 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Football on an in-seat IFE screen

Sports is the ultimate draw for live television on planes. United Airlines will fill that demand (and more) on its Starlink-equipped fleet thanks to a new partnership with DISH to bring College and NFL football to its cabins.

This story is about: embedded IFE, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, inflight wifi, live television, live tv, Starlink, United Airlines Filed Under: IFEC

ViaSat-3 F2 Enters Service over Americas

17 September 2026 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Rendering of the ViaSat-3 F2 satellite in service over the Americas

The ViaSat-3 constellation is complete. All three satellites are now providing data services to customers, confirmed with today’s news that the F2 spacecraft is online.

This story is about: IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Mark Dankberg, Satellite, ViaSat, ViaSat-3 Filed Under: IFEC

Axinom, Rosen Aviation Team for Cloud-based IFE Platform

15 September 2026 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Axinom and Rosen Aviation are teaming to revamp the inflight entertainment experience

Can an airline provide a full-featured inflight entertainment platform without on-board infrastructure? Axinom and Rosen Aviation are out to prove not only that it is possible, but that the approach is better for both airlines and passengers.

This story is about: Axinom, embedded IFE, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, On-Board Cloud, Rosen Aviation, Streaming IFE, Wireless IFE Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Korean, Asiana Set September Starlink Service Start Schedule

11 September 2026 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Trio of cabin crew for Korean Air holding various devices logging on to the Starlink internet service

Korean Air and Asiana will launch Starlink inflight internet service next week, with more than a dozen aircraft configured from day one.

This story is about: Asiana, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Korean Air, portal, Starlink Filed Under: IFEC

First and Final: Starlink Install Updates from Europe

10 September 2026 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

A technician installs the Starlink control switch in the flight deck of a Lufthansa A320neo in preparation for service launch (image via Lufthansa Group)

Austrian’s first Starlink-connected plane is now flying, while SAS completed a huge chunk of its deployment earlier this month.

This story is about: A320neo, Airbus, Austrian Airlines, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Lufthansa Group, SAS, Starlink, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC

Viasat Boost Asia-Pac with VS3-F3 Now Online

31 August 2026 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Launch of a Falcon Heavy rocket, with three boosters all firing, as it clears the tower in Florida.

A whole lot of Ka-band capacity just came online in Asia. The ViaSat-3 F3 satellite, launched in April 2026, entered service today, promising a terabit per second of capacity in the region.

This story is about: GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, GM-40, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, ViaSat, ViaSat-3 Filed Under: IFEC

Screens Coming Back to American Airlines

18 August 2026 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Lots of screens will be coming to the American Airlines seatbacks over the next 5-7 years as the company reverses course for its inflight passenger experience (image via American Airlines)

After spending the past decade removing inflight entertainment screens on its narrow-body fleet, American Airlines is bringing them back, part of “a sweeping transformation” of the passenger experience.

This story is about: American Airlines, embedded IFE, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight entertainment, inflight entertainment Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

SkyFive, Bluebox Team for Inflight Digital Boost

13 August 2026 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Rendering of the Bluebox IFE/C portal with a SkyFive connection option, as well as advertising and inflight retail.

SkyFive and Bluebox are teaming up to demonstrate the power of inflight entertainment and connectivity to drive an improved passenger experiences and stronger ancillary revenue generation.

This story is about: ancillary, ancillary revenue, ATG, Bluebox, Bluebox Cloud, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, inflight wifi, SkyFive Filed Under: IFEC

Lufthansa Sets Starlink Service Start Schedule

11 August 2026 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

A technician installs the Starlink control switch in the flight deck of a Lufthansa A320neo in preparation for service launch (image via Lufthansa Group)

The first Lufthansa Group plane flying with Starlink will enter service next week, beginning the multi-year process to fit more than 800 aircraft across 10 operating brands in the group.

This story is about: A320neo, FlyNet, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Lufthansa, Lufthansa Group, Starlink Filed Under: IFEC

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