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United Brings Spotify to In-seat IFE

8 June 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

IFE screen showing Spotify content

At first glance the partnership announced between United Airlines and Spotify last week is relatively basic, even unimpressive. But come 2026 the companies have plans for something far more interesting on board.

This story is about: Axinom, embedded IFE, IEFC, IFC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, inflight wifi, InFlyt, Kurt Weidemeyer, Neils Steenstrup, Spotify, Starlink, Streaming IFE, Thales, Thales FlytEDGE, Thales Inflyt, United Airlines, Wireless IFE Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Thales extends live TV range with 360Stream

30 December 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Live television is getting a boost on board with the new Thales 360Stream offering.

In-flight live sports are some of the most valuable content experiences an airline can offer to passengers on the IFE platform but most do it poorly today. Thales’ new 360Stream solution aims to change that with a host of new features.

This story is about: 360Stream, A350, AVANT, AVANT Up, CCA25, Crystal Cabin Awards, DVR, Emirates, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight entertainment, inflight entertainment, InFlyt, live television, live tv, Thales, Thales AVANT, Thales Inflyt Filed Under: IFEC

Thales FlytLIVE gets boost with SES-17 activation

26 July 2022 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The official launch of the FlytLIVE in-flight WiFi service on Spirit Airlines earlier this month, after a year of trial operations irepresents a strong return to the in-flight connectivity market for Thales. But the company is not slowing down now that the gear is live; quite the opposite, in fact.

This story is about: Air Canada, High Throughput Satellites, HTS, Hughes, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, InFlyt, Ka-band, Ka2517, SES-17, Spirit Airlines, TATL, Thales, Thales FlytLIVE, Thales Inflyt, ThinAir, ThinKom, transatlantic Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Thales boosts screen, power options with AVANT Up(grade)

24 June 2021 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The next generation of in-flight entertainment systems is ready to fly from Thales. The company launched the AVANT Up line this week, with upgraded screens, in-seat power, and services options for airlines.

This story is about: AVANT, AVANT Up, Bluetooth, embedded IFE, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight entertainment, in-seat power, InFlyt, power, screens, Thales, Thales AVANT, Thales Inflyt, USB, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

Gulf Air selects Thales, Inmarsat GX for 787-9, A321LR connectivity

29 April 2019 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Gulf Air’s newest aircraft will feature inflight connectivity from Thales InFlyt, powered by the Inmarsat GX Aviation platform. The companies announced the deal today covering twenty five planes that will fly on longer routes.

This story is about: 787-9, A321LR, Emirates, Gulf Air, GX, GX Aviation, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, inflight connectivity, InFlyt, Inmarsat, Qatar Airways, Thales, Thales AVANT, Thales Inflyt, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

PaxEx Premium: Predicting a new antenna in flight

11 October 2018 By Seth Miller

As the new Thales/Spirit Airlines Ka-band inflight wifi connectivity solution inches closer to flight testing it appears necessary to dispel one rumor about timing and opine on a very different one about the antenna technology that will be used on board.

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This story is about: 2Ka, 2Ku, FlytLIVE, gogo, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, InFlyt, internet, PaxEx, Spirit Airlines, Thales FlytLIVE, Thales Inflyt, ThinKom, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat, Premium

PaxEx Premium: Does Spirit have a secret for selling wifi?

4 October 2018 By Seth Miller

Outgoing Spirit Airlines CEO Bob Fornaro is no stranger to the inflight connectivity world, even if his current airline is a late adopter of such services. Fornaro oversaw the fleet-wide deployment of connectivity at AirTran. He saw the value it could deliver and the pains that poor performance and limited availability caused for passengers and the airline. Now he wants to bring a new model to market and lead the connected ULCC revolution, starting with the Thales kit installed on his company's fleet. Will this secret sauce work?

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This story is about: APEXEXPO, APEXEXPO18, GX, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, InFlyt, Ka, Ka-band, Lufthansa Group, Lufthansa Systems, Spirit Airlines, Thales, Thales FlytLIVE, Thales Inflyt, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat, Premium

Gogo TV live on 550+ planes; more to come

25 September 2018 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

An additional 550+ aircraft now have live television on board. The Gogo TV product activated across three airlines in recent weeks, quickly adding live content to the company’s offerings. And more planes are coming online soon.

This story is about: American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, gogo, Gogo TV, GOL, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, InFlyt, IPTV, Japan Airlines, Ku, Ku-band, live television, LiveTV, LTV4, Panasonic Avionics, Southwest Airlines, television, Thales, Thales Inflyt Filed Under: IFEC

PaxEx Premium: Spirit’s wifi installs begin

14 September 2018 By Seth Miller

Work on the first Spirit Airlines aircraft to receive its Thales-supplied inflight wifi connectivity hardware is underway. Installation efforts started this week at an MRO with Thales overseeing the work.

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This story is about: FlytLIVE, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, InFlyt, Ka, Ka-band, Spirit Airlines, Streaming IFE, Thales, Thales FlytLIVE, Thales Inflyt, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat, Premium

Is it time for Gogo to split?

4 September 2018 By Seth Miller

Is Gogo worth more split in half rather than as a single company? Since the management transition earlier this year that idea has been floated more than once. CEO Oakleigh Thorne suggested that either the Business or Commercial Aviation halves should be worth more than the current market cap. He's also suggested that splitting the company along those lines would be a relatively easy transaction to pull off, with BizAv owning the ATG network and Commercial the satellite services. With an impending deadline to refinance the company's debt it seems like such a move could solve a lot of the problems. We know that various suitors have put offers on the table for all or part of the company and that those are being evaluated by the Board of Directors. Here's how one of them could play out.

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This story is about: 2Ku, AVANT, gogo, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, InFlyt, internet, Oakleigh Thorne, Thales, Thales AVANT, Thales Inflyt Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat, Premium

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