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SkyFive taps Lufthansa Technik for ATG hardware support

19 November 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Executives from SkyFive and Lufthansa Technik inspect an ATG antenna installation

SkyFive is teaming with Lufthansa Technik to boost its inflight connectivity offering.

This story is about: air-to-ground, Alois Sanktjohanser, Andrew Muirhead, ATG, ATG-NG, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Lufthansa Technik, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, SkyFive Filed Under: IFEC

SkyFive, Viasat ink roaming deal for air-to-ground networks

11 October 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The on-board hardware for the ATG connection is tiny, facilitating installation on smaller aircraft and helicopters

Planes connected via Viasat’s European Aviation Network or the SkyFive Saudi Arabia network can now seamlessly roam across the two regions.

This story is about: air-to-ground, EAN, Europe, European Aviation Network, flynas, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, SkyFive, ViaSat, WAF24, World Aviation Festival Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Riyadh Air to launch, boosted by Saudi government investment

12 March 2023 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Riyadh Air logo

Get ready for another global airline in Saudi Arabia. The country’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) officially launched Riyadh Air on Sunday, aiming to “leverage Saudi Arabia’s strategic geographic location between the three continents of Asia, Africa and Europe, enabling Riyadh to become a gateway to the world and a global destination for transportation, trade, and tourism.”

This story is about: Abu Dhabi, ME3, Middle East, Riyadh, Riyadh Air, RUH, Saudi Arabia, Saudia, Tony Douglas, WizzAir Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports

Eutelsat, Intelsat team up to sell QUANTUM capacity in MENA

30 July 2020 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

When Eutelsat’s QUANTUM enters service in 2021 it will have two companies working to sell its capacity. A new deal with Intelsat announced today allows both companies to sell the satellite’s Ku-band capacity to customers.

This story is about: Africa, Eutelsat, Intelsat, Ka, Ka-band, Konnect, Ku, Ku-band, Middle East, Quantum, Satellite, ViaSat, ViaSat-3 Filed Under: IFEC

Wizz Air plans Abu Dhabi expansion

12 December 2019 By Seth Miller 2 Comments

Abu Dhabi is suddenly a hot market for low cost carriers. Wizz Air is the latest player, announcing plans to establish a Middle East-based outpost of its operations in the UAE captial. It expects to launch service in the second half of 2020.

This story is about: Abu Dhabi, AUH, joint venture, LCC, LCCs, Low Cost Carriers, Middle East, ULCC, Ultra low cost carriers, Wizz Air, WizzAir Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports

Neos chooses Viasat for Dreamliner connectivity

5 February 2019 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

NEOS 787 by Gianluca Borchia via Flickr/CC BY-ND https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellipticset/25311566148/

Little deals matter, too. Italian leisure carrier Neos is the latest carrier to choose an inflight wifi connectivity solution. The carrier picked Viasat’s Ka-band system to operate on its trio of 787 Dreamliners.

This story is about: 787, 787-9, Africa, Caribbean, Dreamliner, Eutelsat, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Ka, Ka-band, Ka-SAT, Middle East, NEOS, PAC, Panasonic Avionics, ViaSat, ViaSat-2, ViaSat-3, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

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