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Air Canada’s Free Wi-Fi Goes Live, Boosts Performance

1 May 2025 By Seth Miller 2 Comments

The Gilat Sidewinder terminal sits atop the CRJ900 with a low profile, reducing drag impact

Air Canada Aeroplan members flying across North America, Mexico, and the Caribbean can now get online for free in flight. I got to test the system before the offical go-live date hit.

This story is about: Aeroplan, Air Canada, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, frequent flier, frequent flyer, GEO, Gilat, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, loyalty, Mark Nasr, multi-orbit, Norman Haughton, Starlink, Stellar Blu, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

Air Canada Wi-Fi Going Fast and Free Fleet-wide (even some Q400s!)

12 December 2024 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

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

Inflight internet service on Air Canada is getting an upgrade. The carrier will shift from free texting on its flights to fast, free, streaming-quality Wi-Fi from May 2025.

This story is about: 2Ku, Air Canada, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, Mark Nasr, Norman Haughton Filed Under: IFEC

Fast and free: Updated Wi-Fi part of Air Canada’s A321 refresh

23 October 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Air Canada took another step forward on its inflight entertainment and connectivity journey over the weekend, as the first A321 with updated systems on board returned to service. The fully retrofit interior offers a bevy of improved passenger experience touchpoints, and more customer-friendly pricing as well.

This story is about: Air Canada, Bluetooth, embedded IFE, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, in-seat power, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, inflight wifi, live television, Mark Nasr Filed Under: IFEC

Beyond the bytes: Partnerships pushing product progress

11 September 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

An Air Canada ERJ175, soon to be fitted with better Wi-Fi, and fully free for passengers.

Air Canada’s newly expanded relationship with Intelsat shows off the power of jointly developing not just a bandwidth map, but partnering on how that service is delivered, to the airline and to passengers on board.

This story is about: 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, Ku-band, Mark Nasr, Norman Haughton, OneWeb, portal, regional jet, Satellite 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

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