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Air Canada brings free messaging online, expands live TV coverage

3 May 2023 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Air Canada plans a big boost to its WiFi offerings on board, including a free messaging for travelers. Live television access on board is also expanding.

This story is about: 2Ku, Aeroplan, Air Canada, embedded IFE, frequent flier, frequent flyer, IFC, IFE, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, inflight wifi, Intelsat, live television, live tv, loyalty, MileagePlus, Miles and More, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Skywards, Thales Filed Under: IFEC, Loyalty, PremCat

Viasat, Inmarsat receive provisional merger approval from UK

1 March 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Should the Viasat/Inmarsat merger eventually close, the company may need to send a thank you present to the Starlink team at SpaceX. After four months of additional review, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) issued a provisional approval to the combination, and the upstart LEO operator is cited as a major factor in the determination.

This story is about: Anuvu, BizAv, business aviation, 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, Inmarsat, Intelsat, JSX, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, merger, OneWeb, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, regulations, Satcom Direct, Satellite, SpaceX, Starlink, Telesat, United Kingdom, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC

Zipair pick SpaceX Starlink for IFC update

10 February 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Japanese long-haul airline Zipair plans to fit its fleet with inflight internet from Starlink. The company announced it would become the first Asian airline to offer the service, fitting out its 787s.

This story is about: 787, ancillary fees, ancillary revenue, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, PaxEx, SpaceX, Starlink, ZIPAir Filed Under: IFEC

Another Stellar IFC experience flying

10 January 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

A mockup of the Stellar Blu antenna on display at the Intelsat booth during Aircraft Interiors Expo 2022 in Hamburg

As OneWeb moves to deliver its near-global internet services by the end of the year, another aircraft type is now flying with a test version of the Stellar Blu hardware on board.

This story is about: 737, 777, A321, A330, CRJ700, EJets, Embraer, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, Jeff Sare, John Wade, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, PaxEx, Satellite, Stellar Blu, Tracy Trent Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Delta makes it official: Inflight WiFi will be free

5 January 2023 By Seth Miller 3 Comments

Delta's first A321ceo with the Viasat Ka-band hardware installation

Delta Air Lines is making inflight Wi-Fi free on board. The new program launches 1 February 2023, though it comes with more fine print than the company is letting on.

This story is about: 2Ku, air-to-ground, Ball Aerospace, Delta Air Lines, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, Ka, Ka-band, Ka1717, Ku-band, OneWeb, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, PaxEx, phased array, regional jet, Satellite, Stellar Blu, ThinKom, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Sorting suppliers for United’s mega Dreamliner order

13 December 2022 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Sure, United’s mega Dreamliner order is good news for Boeing. But what other suppliers are set up to win with the fleet refresh coming?

This story is about: 2Ku, 787, Acumen, Andrew Nocella, Boeing, Dreamliner, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, GX Aviation, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, inflight wifi, Inmarsat, Intelsat, LEO, Linda Jojo, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, PriestmanGoode, Safran, Safran Seats, seating, seats, SpaceX, Starlink, United Airlines, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat, Seats & Cabin

Air Canada adds live television on board

21 November 2022 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Live news and sports is now flying on Air Canada. The carrier is adding six channels of Canadian television, in English and French, to its inflight entertainment package, powered by Panasonic Avionics and Intelsat 2Ku.

This story is about: Air Canada, embedded IFE, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, John Moody, live television, live tv, Norman Haughton, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation Filed Under: IFEC

Qatar Airways to live-stream FIFA World Cup on board

18 November 2022 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Qatar Airways passengers will have access to FIFA World Cup matches live in flight, thanks to a partnership between Panasonic Avionics, Inmarsat, and IMG’s Sport24.

This story is about: Andrew Mohr, GX Aviation, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, inflight wifi, Inmarsat, Inmarsat Global, live television, live tv, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Satellite, Sport24, sports, Streaming IFE, William Huot-Marchand, Wireless IFE Filed Under: IFEC

AT&T adds inflight roaming option with Aeromobile, Panasonic Avionics

17 November 2022 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

AT&T’s International Day Pass roaming plan is taking to the skies. The company signed an agreement with Panasonic Avionics subsidiary Aeromobile to deliver roaming services on board.

This story is about: AeroMobile, AT&T, GSM, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, John Wade, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, PaxEx, roaming Filed Under: IFEC

Pairing, casting and streaming: The next generation of inflight entertainment emerges

2 November 2022 By Seth Miller 2 Comments

Casting content from a personal device to the in-seat screens will be part of the next generation of inflight entertainment

The next generation of IFE is coming, and it will feature at-home entertainment concepts, including pairing and casting from personal devices, as well as streaming content from online providers. And, quite likely, a new generation of suppliers will also participate in the developments.

This story is about: Air Canada, amazon, APEXEXPO, APEXEXPO22, Apios, Astrova, embedded IFE, Hulu, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, inflight wifi, Netflix, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Streaming IFE, WAF22, World Aviation Festival Filed Under: IFEC

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