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ViaSat-3 enters service, delivering inflight internet on Hawaii flights

5 August 2024 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

ViaSat-3 launches on a Falcon Heavy on 30 April 2023 (Image via Viasat)

The first ViaSat-3 satellite is now in service, providing increased capacity for the company’s airline customers, most notably including roughly 2400 monthly trips between Hawaii and the mainland.

This story is about: Craig Miller, GX, GX Aviation, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat, Inmarsat Global, Jimmy Dodd, Ka, Ka-band, modem, Satellite, ViaSat, ViaSat-3 Filed Under: IFEC

Viasat rejigs financial reporting

26 July 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Viasat’s new reporting structure breaks out revenue by segment much more clearly than before, exposing a couple interesting trends.

This story is about: Don Buchman, earnings call, GX, GX Aviation, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat, Inmarsat Global, Ka, Ka-band, modem, Satellite, ViaSat, ViaSat-3 Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Viasat confirms connectivity plans for LOT Polish Dreamliners

25 July 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Two LOT Polish Airlines 787s (image via LOT)

Viasat will provide inflight Wi-Fi service to LOT Polish Airlines’ fleet of Dreamliners from 2026 as part of a planned retrofit for the 787s.

This story is about: Don Buchman, GX, GX Aviation, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat, Inmarsat Global, Ka, Ka-band, LOT, LOT Polish Airlines, modem, Satellite, ViaSat, ViaSat-3 Filed Under: IFEC

ESAs, China, and the future of inflight connectivity

20 June 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

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

Depending on who you ask – and I asked several people at at Aircraft Interiors Expo 2024 last month – ESAs are the best way forward for inflight connectivity, or a compromise that come up short for airlines.

This story is about: 2Ku, Airbus, Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX24, antenna, Anuvu, APSATCOM, Ball Aerospace, Boeing, China, Dave Bijur, Don Buchman, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, GetSat, Gilat, HBCplus, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, John Wade, Josh Marks, Ka, Ka-band, Ku, Ku-band, LEO, line-fit, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, phased array, Satellite, Sidewinder, Stellar Blu, Telesat, ThinKom, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Shifting install sequencing

10 June 2024 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

Will airlines hit their 2025 target to replace the inflight internet services on smaller planes in North America? Probably. But the sequence and timing on those appears to be shifting a bit.

This story is about: 717, Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX24, BAE Systems, Ball Aerospace, CRJ700, CRJ900, Dave Bijur, E175, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, Embraer, ESA, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, Glenn Latta, Hughes, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, Jupiter, Jupiter-3, Ka, Ka-band, Ka1717, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, radome, regional jet, Reza Rasoulian, Satellite, Stellar Blu, ThinAir, ThinKom Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

SES Open Orbits brings multi-constellation, multi-orbit Ka-band connectivity together on a global scale

7 June 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

SES will bring together a collective of Ka-band capacity providers under its Open Orbits program, providing a new type of competition in the global inflight connectivity market.

This story is about: Airbus, Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX24, Boeing, China, Eclipse, Eclipse Global Connectivity, Eclipse Technics, Elias Zaccack, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, HBCplus, Hughes, IFE, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, India, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Ka, Ka-band, line-fit, MEO, Middle Earth Orbit, O3b, O3b mPOWER, Open Orbits, Safran, Safran Passenger Innovations, Saudi Arabia, SES, SES Open Orbits, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Viasat plans dual-modem modman for (eventual) constellation flexibility

6 June 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Viasat finally has a formal plan for airlines to integrate access across its two satellite networks: A new dual-modem ModMan is coming as part of the standard install kit.

This story is about: Don Buchman, GEO, Guru Gowrappan, GX, GX Aviation, HBCplus, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat, Inmarsat Global, Ka, Ka-band, Ka2517, Satellite, ViaSat, ViaSat-3 Filed Under: IFEC

Airbus adds to HBCplus backlog

4 June 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Airbus will add two additional airlines to its HBCplus inflight connectivity portfolio. The deals, announced at Aircraft Interiors Expo 2024 last week in Hamburg include a couple firsts for the program.

This story is about: A320neo, A330, A350-1000, Airbus, Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX24, Global Xpress, GX, GX Aviation, HBCplus, Hughes, Inmarsat, JetWave, Ka, Ka-band, Ka2517, Philippine Airlines, SES, ThinAir, ThinKom, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC

AJet to offer inflight internet via TCI

28 May 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

AJet is bringing its fleet online. The Turkish airline will add in-flight connectivity, delivered by TCI Aircraft Interiors.

This story is about: Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX24, AJet, Hughes, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Ka, Ka-band, Ka2517, TCI Aircraft Interiors, ThinKom, Turkey, Turkish Airlines, TurkSat Filed Under: IFEC

Eclipse snags 50+ plane connectivity retrofit deal

28 May 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Eclipse Global Connectivity is overseeing a consortium of suppliers to deliver IFC to a 50+ aircraft fleet from late 2024

Eclipse Global Connectivity will fit 50 aircraft with a multi-orbit inflight internet solution, with services delivered via SES’s multi-orbit satellite constellations.

This story is about: Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX24, Display Interactive, Eclipse, Eclipse Global Connectivity, Eclipse Technics, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, IFE, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Ka, Ka-band, Ka2517, Kontron, MEO, Middle Earth Orbit, O3b, O3b mPOWER, SES, ThinAir, ThinKom, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

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