Air Astana will bring inflight connectivity to some of its longest routes, partnering with SES to install multi-orbit internet service on its A321LR fleet.
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United’s Starlink Milestone, and a Plan to Acellerate
The important thing about highlighting progress in an aircraft upgrade program is picking statistics that benefit the news. For United Airlines the metric of choice is daily departures.
American Airlines Flips Boeing Fleet to Starlink
Just four months after committing 500 planes to Starlink’s inflight internet service, American Airlines announced another 500+ will be fitted with the system.
Royal Brunei Completes A320 WiFi Installs with SES
The full Royal Brunei A320 fleet is now flying with multi-orbit inflight internet, powered by SES.
When Long-term Connectivity Relationships Shift
Full-fleet availability is a strong selling point when it comes to delivering an improved passenger experience. So what’s an airline to do when – for unclear reasons – a tiny sub-fleet operates without inflight internet on board?
LATAM Confirms SES for Single-Aisle Inflight Internet
LATAM’s next tranche of single-aisle aircraft will fly with inflight internet from SES.
LATAM Unveils First E195-E2, Inflight Internet Details
Perhaps not entirely on purpose, but LATAM and Embraer unveiled details around inflight internet plans when showing the first E195-E2 for the carrier to media this week.
Viva Goes Online with SES Multi-Orbit Internet
Mexico’s Viva will bring its fleet online, selecting SES to provide inflight internet service on board.
Splitting the Difference: Dramatically Different Takes on a Shifting IFC Market
Two current IFC providers are taking very different paths in the face of LEO connectivity evolving “faster and differently” than expected. Whether they arrive at the same outcome will be very interesting to see.
ViaSat-3 APAC Launches Successfully
On Thursday morning the third ViaSat-3 satellite successfully lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center on a Falcon Heavy rocket, marking a major milestone in the very important (and rather delayed) program to massively boost capacity in GEO orbit.