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Are UON? New entrants launch inflight connectivity options

24 April 2018 By Seth Miller

The UON antenna kit on display

Commercial success in the inflight connectivity business is anything but easy. That isn't stopping newcomers from trying. Saudi Arabia's Taqnia Space group launched the UON offering earlier this month and it has potential. But like other offerings in the market there are questions about how well it can scale up to meet demand (both bandwidth and profits).

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This story is about: Aaudi Arabia, Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX18, Axinom, BYOD, Eutelsat, iDirect, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, internet, Jamco, Ka, Ka-band, Ku, Ku-band, live tv, Russia, Satellite, Saudia, SITAONAIR, Streaming IFE, Taqnia Space Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat, Premium

Gogo management shakeup, part 2

20 April 2018 By Seth Miller 3 Comments

Following the unexpected transition to a new CEO further management shakeup is hardly unexpected. Gogo took that step this week, announcing three new senior leadership positions in the company.

This story is about: 2Ku, Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX18, ATG, ATG-NG, ATG4, gogo, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, internet, Ku, Ku-band, Oakleigh Thorne, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

Qatar Airways brings connectivity gate to gate

19 April 2018 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Qatar Airways is the latest airline to bring gate-to-gate connectivity online. Regulatory changes are now approved allowing the service to operate. The next couple years of growing passenger demand with minimal spare capacity should be interesting to watch play out.

This story is about: Doha, Global Xpress, GSM, GX, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Inmarsat, internet, Ka, Ka-band, OnAir, PaxEx, Qatar Airways, Satellite, SITAONAIR Filed Under: IFEC

Google’s "inflight wifi play" brings questions, not answers

16 April 2018 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Is Google poised to launch an inflight internet service? The company is rumored to be looking at a Nokia division to pick up the necessary hardware for such. Scratch beneath the surface, however, and more viable use cases emerge.

This story is about: air-to-ground, AIX, AIX18, Alphabet, ATG, EAN, European Aviation Network, gogo, Google, Hybrid, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Inmarsat, internet, S-Band Filed Under: IFEC

Eutelsat goes big on Ka-band, dumps ViaSat-3

5 April 2018 By Seth Miller

Major drama in the inflght connectivity world this afternoon as joint venture partners Eutelsat and Viasat are splitting on a major project. Eutelsat is launching KONNECT, its own massive increase in Ka-band capacity in 2021 and has new partners to work with on that deal. Oh, and it is bailing on its potential partnership for the ViaSat-3's EMEA coverage.

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This story is about: Europe, Eutelsat, FlytLIVE, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, InFlyt, internet, Ka, Ka-band, SES, SES-17, Thales, Thales FlytLIVE, Thales Inflyt, ViaSat, ViaSat-2, ViaSat-3 Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat, Premium

The Hi Fly A380 is real!

5 April 2018 By Seth Miller 3 Comments

European charter specialist Hi Fly really is going to operate the A380. The company confirmed today that it will have the 471-seat aircraft in its fleet by mid-year. And it should be a pretty nice ride, too.

This story is about: A380, eX2, Hi Fly, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, in-seat power, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, internet, Panasonic Avionics, Singapore Airlines Filed Under: IFEC, Seats & Cabin

Big order wins, financial losses for Global Eagle’s 2017 year end

3 April 2018 By Seth Miller

Peering out the (open!) window during a test flight over Long Beach

There's arguably no better way to assuage investors after roporting significant losses for 2017 than to report multiple new orders to start 2018. For Global Eagle the balance is a tough one, but the 300+ new planes added to the connectivity backlog is a nice bit of news for incoming CEO Josh Marks to announce.

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This story is about: Air France, Garuda, Global Eagle, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, internet, Jet Airways, Ku, Ku-band, Malaysia Airlines, MAS Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat, Premium

New Chairman, CEO, funding for Global Eagle

9 March 2018 By Seth Miller 2 Comments

After taking nearly a year to unwind the complexity of its financials following a string of acquisitions Global Eagle is finally ready to move forward on executing its plan. Leadership and funding changes announced this week are a major step forward on that front.

This story is about: GEE, Global Eagle, Global Eagle Entertainment, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, internet, Ka, Ka-band, Ku, Ku-band Filed Under: IFEC

Panasonic, APSATCOM announce "XTS" satellite plans

8 March 2018 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Airline passengers in China and across Asia will soon have access to significantly more inflight wifi connectivity bandwith. Panasonic Avionics and APSATCOM announced the first “XTS” ultra-high speed Ku-band satellte, set to launch in early 2019.

This story is about: Eutelsat, Eutelsat 172b, eXConnect, eXtreme Throughput Satellits, HTS, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, internet, Ku, Ku-band, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, XTS Filed Under: IFEC

A new CEO at Gogo: Oakleigh Thorne replaces Michael Small

5 March 2018 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Gogo has a new CEO. In an abrupt move the company announced the replacement of Michael Small with the current largest shareholder, Oakleigh (Oak) Thorne. This should be an interesting few weeks for the company, particularly with a number of trade shows on the near-term horizon.

This story is about: 2Ku, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, gogo, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, internet, Oakleigh Thorne Filed Under: IFEC

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