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Inmarsat announces Honeywell, Satcom Direct for SwiftJet distribution

19 October 2022 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

SwiftJet delivers a big boost to the in-flight connectivity experience for business jet owners

It is not a broadband connection, but the boosted performance Inmarsat’s SwiftJet delivers over L-band should be a welcome improvement for aero customers. And now they have options for purchasing the service via Honeywell and Satcom Direct.

This story is about: BizAv, business aviation, ELERA, Honeywell, I-6, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat, L-band, NBAA, NBAA22, Satellite, SBB, SwiftBroadBand, SwiftJet Filed Under: IFEC

SatixFy’s Onyx Aero terminal seeks middle ground is ESA market

19 August 2022 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Rendering of the new Onyx Aero terminal from SatixFy

Are smaller electronically steered antenna (ESA) solutions easier to bring to market? SatixFy aims to find out, with the launch of the Onyx Aero platform.

This story is about: antenna, Ball Aerospace, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, European Space Agency, Farnborough, FIA2022, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, JetTalk, joint venture, Ka1717, Ku, Ku-band, L-band, OneWeb, Onyx, regional jet, Satixfy, SBB, Simona Gat, ST Engineering, SwiftBroadBand, Swiftbroadband-Safety, ThinAir, Thinkom, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Inmarsat SwiftJet boosts BizAv bandwidth

23 May 2022 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

SwiftJet delivers a big boost to the in-flight connectivity experience for business jet owners

Thousands of aircraft around the world could soon see their in-flight connectivity performance boosted six-fold. Inmarsat’s new SwiftJet offering will supercharge the company’s L-band constellation. The upgraded solution offers a 2.6 Mbps link to a massive range of aircraft, nearly anywhere on the planet, using Inmarsat’s ELERA network.

This story is about: BizAv, business aviation, EBACE, EBACE22, ELERA, Honeywell, I-6, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat, L-band, Satellite, SBB, SwiftBroadBand, SwiftJet Filed Under: IFEC

Inmarsat boosts L-Band network with ELERA launch

13 August 2021 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The Inmarsat ELERA L-band offering will improve performance and costs, opening the market to many more aircraft

Say hello to the next generation of L-band satellite connectivity. Inmarsat ELERA, unveiled this week, promises a dramatic increase in bandwidth, smaller terminals, and lower costs for the narrow-band market. This should drive a significant boost in aircraft safety, among other facets.

This story is about: business aviation, drones, ELERA, General aviation, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, GX, GX Aviation, Inmarsat, JetConneX, L-band, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, Satellite, SB-S, SBB, SwiftBroadBand, Swiftbroadband-Safety, UAV Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

PaxEx Premium: Peeling back the layers

29 July 2021 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

How does a major satellite connectivity company solve the problem of congestion at crowded (air)ports without disrupting billions of dollars in existing infrastructure? It is an answer that, much like the network (and ogres), comes with lots of layers.

This story is about: 5G, air-to-ground, ATG-NG, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, Global Xpress, GX, GX Aviation, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Inmarsat, Ka, Ka-band, L-band, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, Orchestra, Satellite, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Thales PureFlyt brings an "entirely connected" upgrade to aircraft FMS

25 November 2019 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Thales is set to deliver an “entirely connected” flight management system (FMS) upgrade in the middle of the next decade. PureFlyt is billed as the FMS of the future designed to incorporate data from multiple sources, internal and external to the aircraft, making aircraft operations more efficient.

This story is about: Avionics, Certus, EFB, electronic flight bag, Flight Management Systems, FMS, in-flight connectivity, inflight connectivity, Iridium, Iridium NEXT, L-band, PureFlyt, SB-S, SBB, security, SwiftBroadBand, Swiftbroadband-Safety, Thales Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports

Counting Challenges: PaxEx Update 11 October 2019

11 October 2019 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

How much is too much for the 737 program in a single week? And is there an end in sight for the shifting of loyalty programs away from loyalty? Plus, inflight wifi and a premium play for mid-haul travel.

Get all the details on this week’s top PaxEx stories inside.

This story is about: 767-400, 767-X, 767X, 787, A321LR, A321neo, A350, A350 XWB, A350-900, Boeing, business class, Collins Aerospace, Diamond, Dreamliner, economy class, embedded IFE, engines, General Electric, GEnx, Global Xpress, GX, GX Aviation, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, Inmarsat, L-band, lie-flat beds, NMA, routes, Safran, Safran Aerosystems, SITAONAIR, Starlux, SwiftBroadBand, Taipei, Taiwan, TPE, USB, Vietnam Airlines, wifi Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports, IFEC, PaxEx Update, Seats & Cabin

A slow inflight wifi transition for Vietnam Airlines

8 October 2019 By Seth Miller 3 Comments

Yes, Vietnam Airlines (re)activated wifi on some of its A350s last week. No, it is not the high-speed offering many are claiming, even if that might be coming eventually.

This story is about: A350, A350 XWB, A350-900, GX, GX Aviation, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, L-band, SITAONAIR, SwiftBroadBand, Vietnam Airlines, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

The Polar Connectivity Push

11 July 2019 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Emirates issued a press release touting inflight connectivity over the North Pole, which is interesting since none of the carrier’s aircraft can deliver that today and the service from Inmarsat’s GX Aviation network won’t exist until 2023. But perhaps there’s more involved in the story??

This story is about: 777X, Emirates, GX, GX Aviation, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Inmarsat, Ka, Ka-band, Ku, Ku-band, L-band, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, PaxEx, SITAONAIR, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Hawaiian Air adds PACE real-time weather to the flight deck

10 June 2019 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Hawaiian Airlines Captain Brian Beres, left, holds a tablet featuring the Pacelab Flight Profile Optimizer dashboard while preparing for a departure in the cockpit of an Airbus A330 aircraft.

Can Hawaiian Airlines convert an onboard datalink into real cash savings for the operation? That’s the holy grail of promises from satellite network operators and the carrier believes its recent invesment in the Pacelab Flight Profile Optimizer (FPO) solution can deliver.

This story is about: fuel efficiency, Global Xpress, GX, GX Aviation, Hawaiian Airlines, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Inmarsat, L-band, Pacelab, SBB, SwiftBroadBand, weather Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports, IFEC

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