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Delta picks Viasat for single-aisle connectivity refresh

5 January 2021 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

A Delta jet in TechOps at Atlanta, receiving a Gogo installation during fleet induction.

Delta Air Lines is officially leaving Gogo/Intelsat behind on part of its fleet, switching to Viasat’s Ka-band in-flight connectivity offering on more than 300 single-aisle aircraft. The deal, announced on Tuesday, will see the Viasat kit installed on new delivery and retrofit A321ceo, 737-900ER and select 757-200 aircraft starting this summer.

This story is about: 2Ku, Delta Air Lines, gogo, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Intelsat, Ka, Ka-band, PaxEx, portal, Satellite, ViaSat, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

Keeping it mechanical: QEST announces new Ka-band antenna

4 January 2021 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

QEST expects mechanical antennae to remain key to the in-flight connectivity market for many years to come. The company’s latest offering demonstrates its commitment to that segment, even as it continues to work on ESAs for the longer-term future.

This story is about: antenna, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, Ka, Ka-band, phased array, QEST, radome, Satellite Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

GX5 is alive: Inmarsat activates newest satellite in the Global Xpress constellation

10 December 2020 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

The Inmarsat Global Xpress (GX) satellite network just tripled its capacity. The newest satellite, GX5, is now active, delivering a massive boost to the Ka-band satellite network.

This story is about: Global Xpress, GX, GX Aviation, GX+ North America, GX-5, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Inmarsat, JetConneX, JX, Ka, Ka-band, Satellite Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Viasat buys out Eutelsat KA-SAT stake, European wholesale operations

19 November 2020 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

We’re a couple years out from the ViaSat-3 satellite delivering a massive boost in Ka-band satellite capacity over Europe, but Viasat is ready to scale up its offerings on the continent. The company will buy out Eutelsat’s stake in their joint venture (“EBI”) for 140 million euro, giving Viasat full control over the wholesale business as well as the KA-SAT satellite.

This story is about: Bigblu, Europe, Eutelsat, Eutelsat KONNECT, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, joint venture, Ka, Ka-band, Ka-SAT, ViaSat, ViaSat-3 Filed Under: IFEC

NXTCOMM set for ESA testing and more with Eutelsat contract

9 November 2020 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Of course you need satellite capacity to test a new antenna solution, so signing a contract for that isn’t particularly surprising. But the vision NXTCOMM has for how it might make use of the capacity going forward is far more interesting, a break from the rest of the market.

This story is about: 2Ku, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Eutelsat, Global Eagle, gogo, Ka, Ka-band, Ku, Ku-band, NXTCONN, phased array, Phasor, ThinKom Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

KLM selects Viasat for in-flight connectivity

5 November 2020 By Seth Miller 2 Comments

KLM is moving forward with plans to equip its single-aisle aircraft with in-flight WiFi service. The company will install Viasat’s Ka-band satellite connectivity solution on the “majority of its European fleet.”

This story is about: 737, Boeing, E170, E190, Embraer, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Ka, Ka-band, Ka-SAT, KLM, ViaSat, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

Inmarsat, GDC, ThinKom update GX antenna, terminal options

30 October 2020 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Airlines looking at the Inmarsat GX Aviation network have a new option for the antenna and terminal bits, supported by ThinKom and GDC Technics.

This story is about: GDC Technics, GX, GX Aviation, GX+ North America, Honeywell Aerospace, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Inmarsat, JetWave, Ka, Ka-band, Ka2517, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Satellite, ThinAir, ThinKom, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

Inmarsat launches GX+ North America expansion with Hughes

20 October 2020 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The Inmarsat network just got a lot larger. The satellite connectivity provider is teaming with Hughes to bring the JUPITER High Throughput Satellite Ka-band constellation into the GX Aviation network, a major boost to capacity as the company seeks to capture more of the North American market.

This story is about: Delta Air Lines, gogo, GX, GX Aviation, GX+ North America, HTS, Hughes, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Jupiter, Ka, Ka-band, Ka2517, Satellite, ThinAir, ThinKom, ViaSat, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

JetBlue’s first A220 emerges with a new tail design

19 October 2020 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Welcome “Hops” to the JetBlue tail design collection. The new art appeared on the carrier’s first A220-300 as it emerged from the paint shop in Mobile, Alabama this week.

This story is about: A220, A220-300, economy class, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, JetBlue, Ka, Ka-band, Satellite, seating, seats, Thales, Thales AVANT, ViaSat, wifi Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports, IFEC, Seats & Cabin

Solving the Thales Ka-band antenna conundrum

16 October 2020 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The Thinkom ThinAir 2517 Ka-band antenna system is in the STC process for an A320-family customer. PaxEx.Aero believes this might be for the new Spirit Airlines/Thales FlytLIVE project.

Rip-and-replace is rarely good news for an on-aircraft hardware system. But there’s at least one big winner with the latest revision to the Thales Ka-band in-flight connectivity offering. The Thinkom ThinAir Ka2517 has been confirmed on an Spirit Airlines A321 headed towards certification.

This story is about: 2Ka, 2Ku, A320, A321, gogo, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Intelsat, Ka, Ka-band, Ka2517, Ku, Ku-band, Spirit Airlines, Thales, Thales FlytLIVE, Thales Inflyt, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

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