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Intelsat

American taps Intelsat for high speed Wi-Fi on regional fleet

5 December 2023 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

American Airlines will upgrade the inflight internet on its regional jet fleet over the next two years. The carrier selected Intelsat to provide high-speed satellite-based service to just under 500 of the smaller jets.

This story is about: Air Canada, American Airlines, antenna, ATG, Ball Aerospace, CRJ700, CRJ900, Delta Air Lines, E170, E175, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, Embraer, ESA, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, phased array, regional jet, Satellite, Stellar Blu, United Airlines Filed Under: IFEC

Alaska Airlines welcomes complexity with Hawaiian Airlines acquisition

4 December 2023 By Seth Miller 7 Comments

Alaska Airlines will buy Hawaiian Airlines for $1.9 billion in a cash transaction. Unlike most other mergers, however, the company plans to embrace the complexity of multiple product offerings as it intends to keep both the Hawaiian and Alaska brands in service.

This story is about: 787, 787-9, A330, Alaska Airlines, Ben Minicucci, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Hawaiian Airlines, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, inflight wifi, Intelsat, LEO, lie-flat beds, Low Earth Orbit, loyalty, merger, oneworld, seating, seats, SpaceX, Stellar Blu Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports, IFEC, Loyalty, Seats & Cabin

Aerolineas Argentinas taps Intelsat for LEO/GEO inflight internet

20 November 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

ESAs are not just for regional jets. That is one of the key messages coming out of Argentina this week, as Intelsat and Aerolineas Argentinas team up to add inflight connectivity to part of the carrier’s fleet.

This story is about: 737 MAX, A330, Aerolineas Argentinas, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Eutelsat, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, phased array, Sidewinder, Stellar Blu Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Qatar Airways adds Starlink option for inflight internet

13 October 2023 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

A Qatar Airways A350 (Image courtesy of Qatar Airways)

Qatar Airways will add SpaceX’s Starlink inflight internet service to some of its planes. The carrier announced the deal on Friday, noting the system will be installed “onboard specific aircraft and routes.”

This story is about: 2Ku, Global Xpress, GX, GX Aviation, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat, Inmarsat Global, Intelsat, Jonathan Hofeller, portal, Qatar Airways, SpaceX, Starlink, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Air Canada’s 737 MAX fleet is (finally starting to get) online

4 October 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

It has been a long and winding road, but the first Air Canada 737 MAX plane with an active inflight internet solution is now in service.

This story is about: 2Ku, 737 MAX, Air Canada, Dave Bijur, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, live television, live tv, Norman Haughton, Thales, Thales Inflyt, WAF23, World Aviation Festival Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

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, HBCplus, 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

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

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

Leadership changes as Intelsat further integrates Commercial Aviation group

25 August 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Intelsat's CRJ-700 just completed its initial LEO/GEO connectivity testing with the Stellar Blu antenna kit on board

Nearly three years after acquiring the Commercial Aviation business of Gogo, Intelsat is further adjusting the group’s structure to better integrate with the rest of its global communications business. As part of the moves the company eliminated the role of President, Commercial Aviation and Jeff Sare has left the organization.

This story is about: Dave Bijur, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, Jeff Sare Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

GEO keeps growing for Panasonic Avionics

24 August 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Panasonic Avionics plans a 50% growth in its GEO satellite network capacity. Alas, the company won’t really share any details beyond that, which raises additional questions.

This story is about: Eutelsat, Eutelsat 10B, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, Ku-band, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Satellite Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

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