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Intelsat

Viasat confirms Delta fleet growth

14 March 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

More Delta planes are now confirmed to be receiving the Viasat inflight Wi-Fi hardware over the next 20ish months.

Viasat will install its inflight internet solution across more than 1,000 planes for Delta Air Lines as part of an updated agreement between the two companies. The deal includes all active aircraft in its Airbus A330, Airbus A350, and Boeing 767 fleets.

This story is about: Ball Aerospace, Delta Air Lines, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, Ka, Ka-band, Ka1717, Ku-band, OneWeb, PaxEx, phased array, regional jet, Satellite, Stellar Blu, ThinKom, ViaSat, ViaSat-3 Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Intelsat adds more LEO/GEO capacity with Eutelsat/OneWeb deal

9 March 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Intelsat will expand its partnership with Eutelsat and OneWeb, securing additional capacity for its mobile connectivity solutions over Europe, the Middle East, and the Pacific.

This story is about: Eutelsat, Eutelsat 10B, Eutelsat 172b, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, Ku-band, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, Satellite Filed Under: IFEC

Viasat, Inmarsat receive provisional merger approval from UK

1 March 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Should the Viasat/Inmarsat merger eventually close, the company may need to send a thank you present to the Starlink team at SpaceX. After four months of additional review, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) issued a provisional approval to the combination, and the upstart LEO operator is cited as a major factor in the determination.

This story is about: Anuvu, BizAv, business aviation, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat, Intelsat, JSX, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, merger, OneWeb, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, regulations, Satcom Direct, Satellite, SpaceX, Starlink, Telesat, United Kingdom, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC

Intelsat successfully tests Stellar Blu ESA in LEO/GEO service

28 February 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

Looking for the future of regional jet inflight connectivity? The seas off Puerto Rico this past month were a good place to start. That’s where Intelsat just spent four weeks testing the Stellar Blu ESA connected to LEO and GEO satellites.

This story is about: Alaska Airlines, antenna, Ball Aerospace, Dave Bijur, E175, EJets, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, Embraer, ESA, GDC Technics, 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, Tracy Trent Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Market optimism, antenna debates as the first regional jets get a Wi-Fi upgrade

27 February 2023 By Seth Miller 4 Comments

The new Stellar Blu ESA atop Intelsat's CRJ-700 test aircraft

Major optimism from suppliers as the first regional jet WiFi upgrades are set for installation. But there’s still lots of debate as to which solution is technically best for the regional jet market and beyond.

This story is about: Alaska Airlines, antenna, Ball Aerospace, Dave Bijur, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Intelsat, John Wade, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, phased array, regional jet, SpaceX, Starlink, Stellar Blu, Tracy Trent, ViaSat, VICTS Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Delta confirms fleet-wide commitment to Viasat inflight internet

25 January 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Delta CEO Ed Bastian, pushing for free WiFi on board.

It has been intimated and implied for roughly two years. Now it is confirmed. Delta Air Lines expects Viasat’s inflight internet service to be active across its entire fleet by the end of next year.

This story is about: 2Ku, air-to-ground, ATG, ATG-NG, Delta Air Lines, Don Buchman, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, Jeff Sare, Ka, Ka-band, Ka1717, PaxEx, Satellite, SpaceX, Starlink, ThinKom, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Delta shifts Wi-Fi on new A220s

24 January 2023 By Seth Miller 3 Comments

Delta's newest A220 on the ramp at Denver, with a new radome on board

Delta’s newest A220 looks a bit different than the others. The radome atop the fuselage suggests that Delta has shifted inflight internet providers for the type.

This story is about: 2Ku, Delta Air Lines, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC

Alaska Airlines picks Intelsat for E175 streaming WiFi upgrade

24 January 2023 By Seth Miller 2 Comments

An Alaska Airlines/Horizon E175 at Paine Field (Image via Alaska Airlines)

Alaska Airlines will offer “streaming fast” Wi-Fi on its E175 fleet, beginning in 2024. The carrier plans to upgrade those aircraft, extending its longstanding partnership with Intelsat.

This story is about: air-to-ground, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, antenna, ATG, Ball Aerospace, Delta Air Lines, E175, EJets, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, Embraer, ESA, GDC Technics, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, gogo, Hawaiian Airlines, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, JSX, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, phased array, regional jet, Sangita Woerner, Satellite, SpaceX, Starlink, Stellar Blu, United Airlines Filed Under: IFEC

Does ATG have a future in commercial aviation?

18 January 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Cellular-based air-to-ground technologies brought inflight internet to thousands of aircraft and millions of passengers, first in North America, then in Europe and beyond. And while the technology continues to grow in some markets, some suppliers are more skeptical of its continued value, at least for commercial airlines.

This story is about: 5G, Aegean Airlines, air-to-ground, ATG, ATG-NG, China, David Helfgott, EAN, European Aviation Network, gogo, Gogo 5G, IAG, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat, Inmarsat Global, Intelsat, International Airline Group, Jeff Sare, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, Orchestra, phased array, Ryan Stone, Saudi Arabia, SkyFive, SmartSky Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Another Stellar IFC experience flying

10 January 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

A mockup of the Stellar Blu antenna on display at the Intelsat booth during Aircraft Interiors Expo 2022 in Hamburg

As OneWeb moves to deliver its near-global internet services by the end of the year, another aircraft type is now flying with a test version of the Stellar Blu hardware on board.

This story is about: 737, 777, A321, A330, CRJ700, EJets, Embraer, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, Jeff Sare, John Wade, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, PaxEx, Satellite, Stellar Blu, Tracy Trent Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

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