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LEO

Gogo Secures PMA for Galileo HDX Antenna

10 March 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Gogo's test jet has the HDX antenna today; many more planes are expected to fly with it soon as the certification process progresses

Gogo reached the next hardware milestone on its Galileo LEO connectivity journey.

This story is about: AVANCE, BizAv, business aviation, certification, Chris Moore, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, Galileo, gogo, Gogo Galileo, Hughes, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, regulations, STC, STCs, Supplemental Type Certificate Filed Under: IFEC

Hughes Fusion Confirmed for Delta A321neo, A350 Aircraft

3 March 2025 By Seth Miller 2 Comments

wifi logo clouds over an airplane wing

Nearly two years after announcing its Fusion platform, Hughes Networks confirmed its first customer: Delta Air Lines.

This story is about: electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Eutelsat, Eutelsat Oneweb, Hughes, Hughes Fusion, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, Ka, Ka-band, Ka2517, Ku, Ku-band, LEO, Lightspeed, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, PAC, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, phased array, radome, Satellite, Telesat, ThinAir, ThinAir Plus, ThinKom, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

PaxEx PR: Telesat Partners with Intellian to Develop Ka-Band Flat Panel User Terminals for Telesat Lightspeed LEO Constellation

28 February 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

A rendering of a Telesat Lightspeed LEO satellite

Telesat and Intellian are teaming up for Lightspeed antenna development, an interesting twist in the market.

This story is about: antenna, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Intellian, LEO, Lightspeed, Low Earth Orbit, Telesat Filed Under: IFEC, Press Release

Gogo, Airbus team for ACJ connectivity play

10 February 2025 By PaxEx PR Leave a Comment

ACJ owners (and passengers) will eventually have access to the Gogo Galileo connectivity solution

A new IFC experience is on the horizon for the Airbus ACJ line of private jets.

This story is about: ACJ, ACJ Connect Link, Airbus, Airbus Corporate Jets, ATG, Chadi Saade, Chris Moore, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Eutelsat Oneweb, Galileo, gogo, Gogo Galileo, Hughes, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb Filed Under: IFEC, Press Release

Viasat continues to ride an aviation high

7 February 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

A shift may, in fact, be underway in the IFC market, but Viasat is still riding high. The company’s latest quarterly earnings note a 13% increase in commercial aviation aircraft in service over the past year, now around 3,950 active.

This story is about: antenna, Ariane 6, Arianespace, earnings call, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, GM-40, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, LEO, Lightspeed, Low Earth Orbit, phased array, SpaceX, Telesat, ThinAir, ThinAir Plus, ThinKom, ULA, ViaSat, ViaSat-3 Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Starlux shifts from Viasat to Viasat for inflight internet

4 February 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

A rendering of the Starlux fleet in flight

Starlux will shift its inflight internet offering to Viasat’s Ka-band satellite offering. The companies announced a full fleet program, addressing both new installations and retrofit of existing aircraft.

This story is about: antenna, Anuvu, Don Buchman, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, GX, GX Aviation, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Inmarsat, Ka-band, LEO, Lightspeed, Low Earth Orbit, Satellite, Starlink, Starlux, Telesat, ViaSat, ViaSat-3 Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

ATR secures EASA certification for Starlink installation

23 January 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Highlighting the small Starlink antenna footprint atop the ATR 72 fuselage

ATR announced this week it secured certification for the Starlink system on the ATR 72 family, paving the way for airline installations. Air New Zealand will be the launch customer.

This story is about: Air Canada, ATR, ATR 72-500, ATR 72-600, Dash 8-400, de Havilland, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, Q400, SpaceX, Starlink, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

Delta confirms multi-link IFC plans with Hughes

8 January 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Delta's 717 fleet is part of the 400+ planes slated to receive new in-flight internet systems from Hughes over the next two years (Image: Delta)

Delta Air Lines confirms it is “exploring” the option to enable multi-link network connectivity in a first for the commercial aviation world. Developed in partnership with Hughes Networks, the carrier expects to see the service flying in late 2025.

This story is about: 717, antenna, CRJ700, CRJ900, E175, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, Embraer, ESA, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, Hughes, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Jupiter, Jupiter-3, Ka, Ka-band, Ka1717, Ka2517, Ka2517Plus, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, regional jet, Satellite, ThinAir, ThinAir Plus, ThinKom Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Astranis successfully launches microGEO satellites, including two for Anuvu

29 December 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The four Astranis satellites prepared for launch (image via Astranis)

With the launch of two Astranis satellites Anuvu enters its microGEO era. NuView-A and NuView-B are expected to bring 50 Gbps of new capacity into Anuvu’s network and serve help shape the next generation of its inflight connectivity concepts.

This story is about: antenna, Anuvu, Astranis, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Eutelsat Oneweb, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, Global Eagle, GX, GX Aviation, HEO, Highly Elliptical Orbit, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Ka-band, Ku-band, LEO, Lightspeed, Low Earth Orbit, MicroGEO, Mike Pigott, OneWeb, Satellite, Starlink, Telesat, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Leading with LEO

19 December 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

WiFi sign on the passenger service unit in an airplane cabin

Add another airline to the collection looking at LEO for an inflight connectivity upgrade.

This story is about: APEXEXPO, APEXEXPO24, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, SpaceX, Starlink Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

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