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Qatar Airways

Alaska Airlines Swaps to Starlink

20 August 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

White 787 with greens and dark blues on the tail representing the northern lights

Alaska Airlines, in a not entirely unexpected shift, will deploy Starlink’s inflight internet fleet wide by 2027.

This story is about: 2Ku, Alaska Airlines, ATG, Atmos, E175, Embraer, frequent flier, frequent flyer, gogo, Hawaiian Airlines, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, Ku3030, loyalty, Qatar Airways, regional jet, SES, SpaceX, Starlink, ThinKom, United Airlines Filed Under: IFEC

PaxEx PR: Qatar Airways Completes Starlink Installation for Boeing 777s

14 July 2025 By PaxEx PR Leave a Comment

With the 777 retrofit complete Qatar Airways is moving on to the A350 fleet for Starlink installations.

This story is about: IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Qatar Airways, Starlink, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

Qatar Airways Pivots to PAC’s Converix, Astrova for 777X Digital Experience

17 June 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Qatar Airways will implement Panasonic Avionics’ Astrova IFE platform, running on its Converix on-board data and application hosting platform, for its upcoming 777X fleet.

This story is about: 777X, AI, Andy Masson, artificial intelligence, Astrova, Converix, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight entertainment, inflight entertainment, Ken Sain, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Paris Air Show, PAS25, Qatar Airways, Sama Filed Under: IFEC

Panasonic Avionics Launches Converix Inflight Application Hosting Platform

18 April 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Black metal computer box with two grey and blue modules sliding out the front.

Data is everything and everywhere. For Panasonic Avionics the introduction of Converix, the company’s new on-board hosting platform, aims to help capture and manage that data, enabling solutions beyond inflight entertainment.

This story is about: AI, Airbus, Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX25, Andy Masson, artificial intelligence, Ben Asmar, ChatGPT, Converix, Delta Air Lines, FlytEdge, HBCplus, IFE, IFEC, in-flight entertainment, inflight entertainment, Kurt Weidemeyer, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Qatar Airways, Safran Passenger Innovations, Thales Inflyt Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

United’s first Starlink plane fitted

7 March 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

United Airlines completed the first installation of a Starlink inflight internet terminal on a SkyWest E175 in February 2025

United’s first regional jet is now fitted with the Starlink inflight internet service. It is the first of more than 1,000 planes the airline plans to fit with the new satellite-based service.

This story is about: AirBaltic, Grant Milstead, Hawaiian Airlines, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Qatar Airways, SpaceX, Starlink, United Airlines Filed Under: IFEC

Lufthansa adds free messaging for long-haul flights

26 January 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

a lufthansa 747-8 in flight

Lufthansa will expand its free messaging offering this summer to passengers on long-haul flights.

This story is about: Air Canada, AirBaltic, Austrian Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Dieter Vranckx, EAN, European Aviation Network, GX Aviation, Heiko Reitz, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Lufthansa, Lufthansa Group, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, PaxEx, Qatar Airways, Swiss, United Airlines Filed Under: IFEC

Qatar Airways Further Accelerates Starlink Deployment

15 December 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The inaugural Qatar Airways flight to Toronto operated with the carrier's new Starlink-provided inflight internet services on board (Image via Qatar Airways)

More than a quarter of Qatar Airways’ 777-300ER fleet is now flying with Starlink inflight internet on board, less than eight weeks after the first fitted plane entered service.

This story is about: IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Qatar Airways, SpaceX, Starlink Filed Under: IFEC

FlytEDGE to fly on Qatar Airways A321neo fleet

28 October 2024 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Rendering of the A321neo in Qatar Airways' livery (image via Airbus)

The next generation of Qatar Airways planes will fly with the latest generation of inflight entertainment, as the carrier selects Thales’ FlytEDGE for its A321neo fleet.

This story is about: APEXEXPO, APEXEXPO24, FlytEdge, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight wifi, in-seat power, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, inflight wifi, Qatar Airways, Starlink, Thales, Thales FlytEDGE, Thales Inflyt Filed Under: IFEC

Qatar Airways enters its Starlink era, accelerates deployment plans

22 October 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Qatar Airways’ first Starlink-equipped 777 entered service on Tuesday, marking several milestones along the way.

This story is about: 777-300ER, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, Qatar Airways, SpaceX, Starlink, Streaming IFE, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

Qaviar and Qids: Qatar Airways boosts a pair of travel experiences

15 August 2024 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Qatar Airways will add a caviar (Qaviar??) service in its business class cabin, plus a kid-friendly update to its moving maps.

This story is about: dining, flightpath3d, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight entertainment, inflight entertainment, moving map, Qatar Airways, QSuite, Xia Cai Filed Under: IFEC, Seats & Cabin

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