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Alaska Airlines Swaps to Starlink

20 August 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

White 787 with greens and dark blues on the tail representing the northern lights

Alaska Airlines, in a not entirely unexpected shift, will deploy Starlink’s inflight internet fleet wide by 2027.

This story is about: 2Ku, Alaska Airlines, ATG, Atmos, E175, Embraer, frequent flier, frequent flyer, gogo, Hawaiian Airlines, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, Ku3030, loyalty, Qatar Airways, regional jet, SES, SpaceX, Starlink, ThinKom, United Airlines Filed Under: IFEC

Thai Adds 2Ku for A330 Fleet

13 April 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Thai's A330s are getting online, with the first two already active (image via byeangel/Flickr/CC-SA 2.0 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/byeangel/17854369250/)

Thai Airways continues to grow its inflight connectivity offerings, with the A330s now coming online withthe Intelsat 2Ku solution.

This story is about: 2Ku, A330, Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX25, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, Ku3030, Thai Airways, ThinAir, ThinKom Filed Under: IFEC

Beyond Multi-orbit: Multi-beam Driving Inflight Connectivity Innovation

17 March 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

looking down on a trade show floor with lots of booths and people.

Yes, multi-orbit satellite solutions are the near-term future of inflight connectivity. But multi-beam offerings are set to dominate sales conversations as service providers look to add resiliency, reliability, and flexibility for their airline partners.

This story is about: Air Canada, antenna, Ben Murphy, CesiumAstro, Dave Bijur, Delta Air Lines, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, Hughes, Hughes Fusion, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, John Wade, Ka2517, Ku3030, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, Mike Moeller, OneWeb, PAC, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, patent, phased array, Quality of Experience, Quvia, Reza Rasoulian, Satellite, SatShow2025, ThinAir, ThinAir Plus, ThinKom Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

JAL boosts free internet offerings with streaming service

20 June 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

A pair of J-Air E90s, including one with the 2Ku radome installed

Free streaming-level Wi-Fi service is coming to JAL’s J-Air E190 fleet later this summer.

This story is about: 2Ku, Dave Bijur, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, GEO, Gilat, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, inflight wifi, Intelsat, J-AIR, JAL, Japan Airlines, Ku, Ku-band, Ku3030, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Shunsuke Honda, Sidewinder, Stellar Blu, ThinKom, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

Condor taps Intelsat for inflight internet

28 May 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Condor's A320neo and A321neo aircraft will offer inflight connectivity, powered by Intelsat's 2Ku service

Intelsat will deliver inflight internet to Condor’s fleet of new single-aisle aircraft. The A320neo and A321neo planes will offer passenger connectivity on routes across Europe and North Africa as they join the carrier’s fleet in the coming years.

This story is about: 2Ku, A320neo, A321neo, Airbus, Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX24, Condor, Dave Bijur, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, inflight wifi, Intelsat, Ku, Ku-band, Ku3030, line-fit, ThinKom, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

Intelsat celebrates arctic LEO/GEO testing with Utqiagvik visit

5 February 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Intelsat's testbed CR7 on the ground in Utqiagvik during the LEO/GEO testing in December 2023

A visit to Alaska’s North Slope in mid-December gave Intelsat the opportunity to demonstrate the multi-orbit functionality of its new electronically steered antenna (ESA) terminal and multi-orbit connectivity strategy.

This story is about: Air Canada, Airbus, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Ball Aerospace, Dave Bijur, GEO, HBCplus, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, Ku, Ku-band, Ku3030, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, regional jet, Satellite, Sidewinder, Stellar Blu, ThinKom Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Starlink flying on SpaceX’s new 737-800

26 January 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The Starlink antenna panel is small and light, while promising high speed internet service on airplanes.

SpaceX has a new private jet, and it appears to be flying with the Starlink inflight internet services on board.

This story is about: 737-800, A321neo, BizAv, Boeing, business aviation, CesiumAstro, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Hanwha, Hawaiian Airlines, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, JSX, Ka1717, Ka2517, Ku3030, phased array, Phasor, Sidewinder, SpaceX, Starlink, STCs, Stellar Blu, Supplemental Type Certificate, ThinAir, ThinKom Filed Under: IFEC

In search of the optimal curves for drag performance

12 October 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Two of the radome/terminal options for IFC solutions. One is clearly much smaller, but is that enough to make it the most efficient?

Aircraft generally adhere to the “less is more” principle, with smaller and lighter components winning out for installation. So hearing that a larger radome might reduce drag on their aircraft relative to smaller options definitely piqued my curiosity.

This story is about: antenna, CRJ700, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ERJ-175, ESA, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Ka1717, Ku3030, phased array, radome, Satellite, Sidewinder, Starlink, Stellar Blu, ThinKom Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Air Canada expands Intelsat partnership for in-flight Wi-Fi on 737 MAX, regional jets

5 September 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Air Canada's 737 MAX in flight; soon to be fitted with Intelsat's 2Ku inflight internet solution

Updated inflight internet systems are coming to Air Canada’s 737 MAX and regional jets. In total, approximately 100 planes will see Intelsat’s systems installed in the years ahead.

This story is about: 2Ku, 737 MAX, Air Canada, air-to-ground, ATG, CRJ900, Dave Bijur, E175, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, Ka2517, Ku-band, Ku3030, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, Mark Nasr, OneWeb, regional jet, Satellite, Stellar Blu, Thales, Thales Inflyt, ThinKom Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Seeking understanding in the IFC world

6 July 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

WiFi sign on the passenger service unit in an airplane cabin

No one likes to admit it, but every now and then a deal signed to deliver services for an airline turns sour. But those failures are also typically managed privately, and with minimal sniping between parties. When that veil of propriety is pierced, however, things get interesting in a hurry.

This story is about: 2Ku, Aeroplan, Air Canada, Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX23, Anuvu, embedded IFE, Global Eagle, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, Intelsat, Ku3030, Norman Haughton, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, portal, Qatar Airways, Southwest Airlines, Stellar Blu, Thales, Thales FlytLIVE, Thales Inflyt, ThinKom, TK Kallenbach Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

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