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inflight wifi

Inflight internet drives BizAv innovation

28 September 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

A Gulfstream G700 in flight (Image via Gulfstream)

Private jets are, for many, an office in the sky. So perhaps it is no surprise that the business aviation world’s innovation focuses today more than ever on the most critical business need: internet connectivity.

This story is about: antenna, BizAv, Bombardier, business aviation, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Gulfstream, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Natalia Vargas Bejarano, radome, Ray Rennert Filed Under: IFEC

Starlink set to fly on FlexJet fleet

20 September 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

FlexJet selected SpaceX’s Starlink service for inflight internet across its fleet, with the G650 first type to be certified and installed.

This story is about: antenna, BizAv, business aviation, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Gulfstream, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Nextant Aerospace, SpaceX, Starlink, STC, STCs, Supplemental Type Certificate Filed Under: IFEC

Airbus taps Intelsat, Panasonic Avionics for HBCplus Ku-band services

19 September 2023 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Executives at the press conference announcing the new partnership

The Airbus HBCplus program now has Ku-band service providers confirmed. Intelsat and Panasonic Avionics will participate in the program, offering connectivity services for aircraft fitted with the Airbus’ Ku-band ESA terminal from GetSat/Safran Passenger Innovations.

This story is about: Airbus, APEXEXPO, APEXEXPO23, Dave Bijur, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, FTEGlobal23, GEO, GetSat, GlobalEXPO, GlobalEXPO23, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Ingo Wuggetzer, Intelsat, John Wade, Ku, Ku-band, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Safran Filed Under: IFEC

Hanwha Phasor, OneWeb formalize ESA terminal development efforts

13 September 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The Hanwha Phasor antenna on display at SatShow 2023

Another antenna option will soon join the fold for OneWeb’s aero customers. Hanwha Phasor announced it has signed a User Terminal Development Agreement, enabling the two companies to collaborate on an in-flight connectivity solution. A certified solution is anticipated in 2025.

This story is about: antenna, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Hanwha, Hughes, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Ku, Ku-band, Low Earth Orbit, NGSO, OneWeb, phased array, Phasor Filed Under: IFEC

Beyond the bytes: Partnerships pushing product progress

11 September 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

An Air Canada ERJ175, soon to be fitted with better Wi-Fi, and fully free for passengers.

Air Canada’s newly expanded relationship with Intelsat shows off the power of jointly developing not just a bandwidth map, but partnering on how that service is delivered, to the airline and to passengers on board.

This story is about: 737 MAX, Air Canada, air-to-ground, ATG, CRJ900, Dave Bijur, E175, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, Ku-band, Mark Nasr, Norman Haughton, OneWeb, portal, regional jet, Satellite Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Volato picks SmartSky for HondaJet fleet

8 September 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Volato's HondaJet fleet is coming online with SmartSky LiTE

Travelers on Volato’s fleet of HondaJet aircraft will soon have access to SmartSky‘s inflight internet services. The two companies agreed to fit more than 20 new jets in the fractional fleet operations with the SmartSky LITE solution, with an option to retrofit existing aircraft in the fleet. SmartSky demonstrated the capability to deliver the high-quality […]

This story is about: air-to-ground, ATG, ATG-NG, AVANCE, AVANCE L3, BizAv, business aviation, HondaJet, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Oakleigh Thorne, Ryan Stone, SmartSky, SmartSky LiTE, Volato Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Gogo authorizes $50 million share buy-back

7 September 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Installation of the first antenna panels for the Gogo 5G network upgrade

Gogo authorized share buy-backs up to $50 million this week as part of its commitment to return equity to shareholders.

This story is about: BizAv, business aviation, earnings call, gogo, Gogo 5G, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi Filed Under: IFEC

Air Canada expands Intelsat partnership for in-flight Wi-Fi on 737 MAX, regional jets

5 September 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Air Canada's 737 MAX in flight; soon to be fitted with Intelsat's 2Ku inflight internet solution

Updated inflight internet systems are coming to Air Canada’s 737 MAX and regional jets. In total, approximately 100 planes will see Intelsat’s systems installed in the years ahead.

This story is about: 2Ku, 737 MAX, Air Canada, air-to-ground, ATG, CRJ900, Dave Bijur, E175, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, Ka2517, Ku-band, Ku3030, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, Mark Nasr, OneWeb, regional jet, Satellite, Stellar Blu, Thales, Thales Inflyt, ThinKom Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Wi-Fi now active on Korean’s A321neo, powered by Viasat

29 August 2023 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

A Korean Air A321neo showing the radome on board, now active with inflight Wi-Fi service powered by Viasat

Korean Air activated inflight Wi-Fi on its A321neo fleet this month. The carrier selected Viasat as the provider, diversifying its supplier base.

This story is about: A321neo, Airbus, GX, GX Aviation, HBCplus, Honeywell, I-6, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat, Inmarsat Global, Ka2517, Korean Air, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Safran, Safran Passenger Innovations, ThinKom, ViaSat, ViaSat-3, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Vistara dumps data caps, adds streaming to inflight internet

27 August 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Vistara has revamped the pricing plans for its inflight internet service, removing data caps from the pricing equation and adding a premium option which supports “all streaming protocols.”

This story is about: 787-9, A321neo, business class, elite status, frequent flier, frequent flyer, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, premium cabin, Vistara Filed Under: IFEC

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