Passengers flying across the Pacific Ocean are set for a major upgrade in inflight connectivity performance. Panasonic Avionics and Eutelsat announced this week that Eutelsat 172b is now in service, delivering a massive increase in…
Panasonic, APSATCOM announce "XTS" satellite plans
Years in the offing, some details on Panasonic Avionics' first "eXtreme Throughput Satellite" (XTS) are finally known. The global inflight communications and entertainment provider will team with Chinese satellite operator APSATCOM on the launch of…
Connectivity Revenue: Where does American’s shift leave Gogo?
In last week's earnings call Gogo indicated that expected service revenue for its North America Commercial Aviation segment would be flat YoY in 2018. Considering the impending loss of some 400 American Airlines aircraft from…
Seamless Air Alliance hopes to deliver frictionless inflight…
What is keeping consumers from spending more time (and money) online while in the air? Even when connectivity is free plenty of travelers stay offline in flight, suggesting that other factors play into that decision.…
Shifting gears: Gogo’s push to connect more passengers
What good is having an inflight wifi connectivity product if no one is using it? For the past few years Gogo worked to keep take rates on its platform limited. Prices were high, in part,…
Iberia’s first A350 sports a new radome
This week's edition of "What's under that radome?" comes to us from Toulouse, where Iberia's first A350-900 broke cover. The carrier shared a few photos on Twitter and the aircraft is sporting a line-fit radome…
PR: Gogo first with SES-15 inflight connectivity
Gogo, the leading global provider of broadband connectivity products and services for aviation, announced today that it has more than 200 aircraft equipped with its 2Ku inflight connectivity technology utilizing the increased capacity delivered by…
Virgin Atlantic’s newest used plane breaks connectivity streak
Virgin Atlantic now has an extra A340-600 to help fly its passengers around. The aircraft G-VNAP, named "Seeping Beauty Rejuvenated," rejoins the carrier's operations following extended issues related to the 787 fleet and Rolls Royce…
British Airways, Gogo activate 2Ku on first 777
British Airways' first 777-300ER with the Gogo 2Ku service on board is now operating. Ship G-STBE joins four of the carrier's 747-400s delivering high-speed inflight wifi connectivity to passengers. The aircraft was out of service…