The varied fleet of Turkish Airlines means passengers can have a significantly different experience on board, especially in business class. Here’s a look at the A350 and 777 side-by-side.
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Money or Megabits? Making the case for connectivity business models
Is there a compelling difference between the technologies providing inflight connectivity today? Or is it all about the business case for airlines? LEO v GEO debates continue, while monetization talk continues to shape decisions.
AERQ ends IFE play
AERQ is halting operations after five years of work to develop a new IFE (and “Cabin Digital Platform”) solution.
Seamless Air Alliance launches “Viper” QoE monitoring
The Seamless Air Alliance is moving beyond defining standards into developing a monitoring service, dubbed Viper, to help its member airlines track the quality of the internet experience on board.
Virgin Atlantic teases eventual free Wi-Fi on board
Virgin Atlantic CEO Shai Weiss is keen to see free Wi-Fi on board his company’s planes, assuming its providers can catch up.
Copa adds wireless IFE with Inflight Dublin deal
Copa Airlines is bringing streaming video content to its fleet thanks to a deal with Inflight Dublin. The latter’s Everhub wireless IFE solution will be deployed fleet-wide across the Panamanian carrier’s 737 fleet.
Delta boosts moving map accessibility with FlightPath3D update
Delta Air Lines’ inflight maps are getting an accessibility overhaul, thanks to FlightPath3D.
NSG signs Thai Airways, Turkish Airways for inflight internet
IFC upstart NEO Space Group now has two named customers, Airbus has its first SES-aligned customers for HBCplus, and passengers should soon have better internet on board.
Telesat moves to join Airbus HBCplus portfolio
The Telesat LEO network confirmed its intentions to participate in the Airbus HBCplus program, signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Airbus to integrate into the Ka-band network offerings.
Gulfstream secures STC for G650 Starlink installs
Starting today G650 owners can choose to add Starlink to their planes with the install handled directly by Gulfstream.