Passengers flying across the Pacific Ocean are set for a major upgrade in inflight connectivity performance. Panasonic Avionics and Eutelsat announced this week that Eutelsat 172b is now in service, delivering a massive increase in…
Hawaiian, JAL go all-in on joint venture application
In September 2017 Hawaiian Airlines and JAL announced partnership plans. The first stage of that cooperation took effect in March 2018. Today the pair applied to deepen the partnership to its greatest potential, seeking anti…
WestJet Plus goes legit with Recaro CL4710
Passengers flying in the premium WestJet Plus cabin on the carrier's 737 fleet are getting an upgrade. The company previously announced plans to convert from a "euro-biz" blocked middle seat model to a proper product…
[PR] Air Canada brings 2Ku online for intercontinental…
[wandrqt]Great to see another airline activate high speed service on long-haul flights. And the cheap launch price is great for summer travel.[/wandrqt] Air Canada commenced operation of its next-generation, satellite connectivity on its wide-body international…
Which airline doesn’t hate its connectivity provider?
After listening to United Airlines President Scott Kirby and Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian speak at the Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference this week one would be forgiven for believing that there is no such…
Alaska Airlines teases shift in connectivity business model
Alaska Airlines wants more control over the end-user pricing of its inflight connectivity product. As part of the company's decision to upgrade the fleet to Gogo's 2Ku satellite-based inflight wifi solution it will also change…
Streaming to the Electronic Flight Bag: Norwegian, Astronics…
Norwegian wants more data for quickly analyzing aircraft operations. Its current process for getting that performance data off its 737NG fleet relies heavily on manual efforts, reducing flexibility and responsiveness. Thanks to the webFB Wireless…
Southwest teases further network growth, including Canada
Southwest Airlines' plans to grow in to the Hawaiian islands are no secret, but they're also not the only destinations further afield the company is considering. In today's annual meeting CEO Gary Kelly spoke briefly…
Optimizing the east coast: United’s latest schedule shifts
Dulles may finally see some real traffic growth from United Airlines. The carrier announced schedule changes today for the Fall 2018 season that will see the Newark hub transition to focus more on local (O/D)…