Passengers flying across the Pacific Ocean are set for a major upgrade in inflight connectivity performance. Panasonic Avionics and Eutelsat announced this week that Eutelsat 172b is now in service, delivering a massive increase in…
Gogo 2020 program aims for massive cost cuts
Gogo plans significant cost cuts as it seeks to shore up its financial position. Facing a financing crunch the company's "Gogo 2020" business plan unveiled this week will see hundreds of millions of dollars cut…
KLM gets its 2Ku on, too
Nearly two years after the deal was announced the Gogo 2Ku hardware is beginning to show up on KLM aircraft. A pair of A330-300s – PH-AKA and PH-AKB – now carry the kit. [caption id="attachment_1343"…
Operating in a partnership Spirit
The launch of inflight wifi connectivity on Spirit Airlines presents many questions about the business model associated with that deal. Earlier this month, on the sidelines of the IATA Annual General Meeting in Sydney, Dominique…
[PR] Gogo AVANCE L5 Flying on 200th Business…
It took just 12 weeks for Gogo Business Aviation (NASDAQ: GOGO), the leading global provider of broadband connectivity products and services for aviation, to reach its second major milestone for Gogo AVANCE™ L5 with the 200th aircraft…
Viasat committed to global coverage, even without partners
Partners are important. Partners help justify the massive financial investment to build, launch and operate massive satellite systems. For the ViaSat-3 constellation of satellites, however, securing partners prior to launch is now more of a…
[PR] Air Canada brings 2Ku online for intercontinental…
[wandrqt]Great to see another airline activate high speed service on long-haul flights. And the cheap launch price is great for summer travel.[/wandrqt] Air Canada commenced operation of its next-generation, satellite connectivity on its wide-body international…
Which airline doesn’t hate its connectivity provider?
After listening to United Airlines President Scott Kirby and Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian speak at the Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference this week one would be forgiven for believing that there is no such…
Singapore Airlines brings back the nonstop to Newark
Singapore Airlines is reclaiming the role as operator of the world's longest flight. The carrier confirmed today that it will serve Newark nonstop from its Changi Airport hub using the Airbus A350-900ULR starting in October…