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Intelsat Sees Progress with Boeing for Multi-orbit ESA

15 April 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The exploded view version of the Intelsat/Sidewinder terminal was on display at AIX; the version that flies on Boeing planes is likely to be a bit different

Intelsat sees significant progress in its Boeing certification programs, with plans to have the multi-orbit ESA flying later this year and line-fit in 2026.

This story is about: 737 MAX, 777X, 787, AeroShroud, Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX25, antenna, Boeing, Boeing Global Services, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Gilat, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, line-fit, radome, Rob Baird, Sidewinder, SpaceX, Starlink Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Hughes Fusion Confirmed for Delta A321neo, A350 Aircraft

3 March 2025 By Seth Miller 2 Comments

wifi logo clouds over an airplane wing

Nearly two years after announcing its Fusion platform, Hughes Networks confirmed its first customer: Delta Air Lines.

This story is about: electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Eutelsat, Eutelsat Oneweb, Hughes, Hughes Fusion, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, Ka, Ka-band, Ka2517, Ku, Ku-band, LEO, Lightspeed, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, PAC, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, phased array, radome, Satellite, Telesat, ThinAir, ThinAir Plus, ThinKom, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

ThinAir Plus partner picked

30 October 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

In an industry full of poorly kept secrets, confirmation of one has finally emerged. Since teasing the ThinAir Plus antenna concept at Satellite 2023 and confirming it at AIX 2023 ThinKom has been loathe to confirm an ESA antenna partner. Until now.

This story is about: APEXEXPO, APEXEXPO24, Bill Milroy, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Eutelsat, Eutelsat Oneweb, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, Hughes, Ka, Ka-band, Ka2517, Ku, Ku-band, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, MEO, Middle Earth Orbit, OneWeb, radome, Reza Rasoulian, SpaceX, Starlink, ThinAir, ThinAir Plus Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Embraer plans satellite connectivity for E175s

1 August 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Embraer E175 (image courtesy of Embraer)

As demand for inflight internet service continues to expand, Embraer is taking steps to ensure its aircraft are not left behind. During FIA2024 the manufacturer announced plans to facilitate satellite connectivity on the E175s by 2026.

This story is about: Airbus, American Airlines, antenna, Delta Air Lines, E175, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, Embraer, ESA, Farnborough, FIA2024, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, HBCplus, Hughes, IFC, IFEC, Intelsat, Ka-band, Ka1717, Ku-band, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, NGSO, phased array, radome, Sidewinder, Stellar Blu, ThinAir, ThinKom Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Shifting install sequencing

10 June 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Intelsat's CRJ-700 just completed its initial LEO/GEO connectivity testing with the Stellar Blu antenna kit on board

Will airlines hit their 2025 target to replace the inflight internet services on smaller planes in North America? Probably. But the sequence and timing on those appears to be shifting a bit.

This story is about: 717, Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX24, BAE Systems, Ball Aerospace, CRJ700, CRJ900, Dave Bijur, E175, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, Embraer, ESA, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, Glenn Latta, Hughes, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, Jupiter, Jupiter-3, Ka, Ka-band, Ka1717, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, radome, regional jet, Reza Rasoulian, Satellite, Stellar Blu, ThinAir, ThinKom Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

ThinKom sees trio of innovations driving growth

4 June 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Not content to rest on recent program wins, ThinKom outlined the future it sees for its antenna solutions.

This story is about: Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX24, antenna, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, GX, GX Aviation, Hughes, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat, Ka1717, Ka2517, Ka2517Plus, Ku, Ku-band, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, radome, ThinAir, ThinAir Plus, ThinKom, ViaSat, ViaSat-3, VICTS Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Wi-Fi outage on some Delta 767s

5 March 2024 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

One of the Delta 767-400 fleet (Image via Delta)

Some Delta Air Lines 767s are offline following technical issues reported with the Viasat kit on board.

This story is about: antenna, certification, Delta Air Lines, DIRECTV, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, radome, ViaSat, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

In search of the optimal curves for drag performance

12 October 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Two of the radome/terminal options for IFC solutions. One is clearly much smaller, but is that enough to make it the most efficient?

Aircraft generally adhere to the “less is more” principle, with smaller and lighter components winning out for installation. So hearing that a larger radome might reduce drag on their aircraft relative to smaller options definitely piqued my curiosity.

This story is about: antenna, CRJ700, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ERJ-175, ESA, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Ka1717, Ku3030, phased array, radome, Satellite, Sidewinder, Starlink, Stellar Blu, ThinKom Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Inflight internet drives BizAv innovation

28 September 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

A Gulfstream G700 in flight (Image via Gulfstream)

Private jets are, for many, an office in the sky. So perhaps it is no surprise that the business aviation world’s innovation focuses today more than ever on the most critical business need: internet connectivity.

This story is about: antenna, BizAv, Bombardier, business aviation, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Gulfstream, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Natalia Vargas Bejarano, radome, Ray Rennert Filed Under: IFEC

ThinKom sees ESA integration as a Plus for connectivity hardware

16 March 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Some action at the ThinKom booth during Satellite 2023

Looking to combine the best-in-class antenna performance with an electronically steered solution for multi-constellation support? ThinKom may soon have a new “Plus” option available.

This story is about: antenna, Ball Aerospace, Bill Milroy, electronically steered antenna, ESA, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, Hughes, Ka, Ka-band, Ka2517, Ka2517Plus, Ku, Ku-band, Ku2525Plus, Ku3030, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, MEO, Middle Earth Orbit, NGSO, O3b, O3b mPOWER, OneWeb, radome, SatShow2023, SpaceX, Starlink, Stellar Blu, Telesat, ThinKom Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

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