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LATAM Taps Viasat for Long-Haul Internet Service

2 July 2025 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Rendering of a LATAM 787 with an inflight internet radome on top.

LATAM (finally!) has a plan to fit inflight internet service on its long-haul fleet. The carrier announced a deal to fit more than 60 wide-body aircraft with Viasat’s Ka-band satellite solution.

This story is about: antenna, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Ka, Ka-band, LATAM, Paulo Miranda, ViaSat, ViaSat-3 Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

LATAM picks Recaro for Dreamliner business class update

3 September 2024 By Seth Miller 2 Comments

Rendering of the Recaro R7 seats in LATAM's business class cabin (image via DOT filing)

Five years after LATAM began updating its 787 business class cabins, a new generation of seating appears to be arriving soon, Recaro’s R7 as the star.

This story is about: 787, 787-8, 787-9, accessibility, business class, CL6720, Dreamliner, LATAM, premium cabin, R7, Recaro, regulations, seating, seats Filed Under: Seats & Cabin

Burrana’s RISE USB power joins Airbus BFE catalog

12 December 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The Burrana RISE USB power solution (Image via Burrana)

Burrana’s RISE in-seat USB power solution is now part of the Airbus line-fit catalog for the A320neo family of aircraft.

This story is about: A320neo, A321neo, Airbus, Burrana, in-seat power, LATAM, line-fit, RISE, USB, USB-C Filed Under: IFEC

Consumers really do pay to be loyal, and that’s good for them

27 September 2023 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Not only are customers who buy an elite status match good for airline and hotel loyalty programs, they’re likely more profitable by many metrics than those who the programs previously attracted through free match or challenge programs.

This story is about: American Airlines, ancillary, ancillary fees, ancillary revenue, cobrand, credit card, credit cards, elite status, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Frontier, LATAM, loyalty, Mark Ross-Smith, WAF23 Filed Under: Loyalty

LATAM fined $1 million for COVID refund delays

22 May 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

South American airline LATAM faces a $1 million fine from the US Department of Transportation for failure to refund passengers in a timeline manner after cancelling flights during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This story is about: bankruptcy, COVID-19, Department of Transportation, DoT, fine, LATAM, lawsuit, refunds Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports

TIM, Intelsat team up for free 2Ku inflight internet in Brazil

14 October 2022 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

A GOL 737 with the 2Ku radome on board

Subscribers on Brazil’s largest mobile phone company network now can access inflight internet for free. TIM Black and TIM Black Família customers can now browse, message, and more on domestic and international flights operated by GOL and LATAM, thanks to a partnership with Intelsat.

This story is about: 2Ku, Brazil, GOL, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, Ka, Ka-band, Ku, Ku-band, Ku3030, LATAM, Telebras, ThinAir, ThinKom, TIM, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC

LATAM picks Intelsat 2Ku for connectivity growth

7 February 2022 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

https://www.flickr.com/photos/carlosdob777/33907622701/ - Carlos Daniel Dobelli

LATAM will extend its in-flight WiFi portfolio across all its A320 family planes, thanks to a new deal with Intelsat. The company expects to install the 2Ku system across up to 160 existing and new aircraft in the years ahead.

This story is about: 2Ku, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Ku, Ku-band, LATAM, Satellite, ThinKom Filed Under: IFEC

LATAM scraps A350 fleet

8 April 2021 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

LATAM never could really figure out what to do with its fleet of A350s. And now the fleet is no more. The company plans to remove the A350 from its Brazilian operations effective immediately.

This story is about: A350, A350 XWB, A350-1000, A350-900, Airbus, Brazil, Delta Air Lines, LATAM, leasing, merger, Qatar Airways Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports, Seats & Cabin

LATAM loses key ruling in bankruptcy court

11 September 2020 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

As LATAM went hunting for cash to see it through bankruptcy it leaned on old friends. But when it comes time to convert the debt to equity, restoring ownership for Delta, Qatar and the Cueto family, the deal proved a bit too sweet for the US Bankruptcy Court to accept.

This story is about: bankruptcy, Delta Air Lines, LATAM, Qatar Airways Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports

LATAM’s unlikely recovery funding: Qatar Airways could boost Delta’s position

10 August 2020 By Seth Miller 2 Comments

LATAM’s bankruptcy proceedings are getting interesting, with competing DIP funding proposals in play. And one reportedly contains a spectacularly unexpected arrangement between vicious competitors: Qatar Airways and Delta Air Lines.

This story is about: bankruptcy, Delta Air Lines, LATAM, Qatar Airways Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports

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