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Starlink Scuttlebutt: Skepticism and Support

17 June 2022 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The Starlink antenna panel is small and light, while promising high speed internet service on airplanes.

Nearly every conversation about in-flight connectivity at Aircraft Interiors Expo 2022 in Hamburg this week includes mention of the SpaceX Starlink offering. Company executives are wandering the show floor carrying an antenna panel that they hope will soon be certified to fly, while airlines and competitors alike debate the unique path the company has chosen for nearly every facet of the offering.

This story is about: Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX22, Hawaiian Airlines, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, radome, regulations, Satellite, SpaceX, Starlink, STCs Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Hughes shows off flat panel antenna for OneWeb service

22 March 2022 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

A mock-up of the new Hughes phased array antenna panel, on display at Satellite Show 2022

It is not a product, at least not quite yet. But Hughes is showing off a cool new flat-panel antenna* that will soon be used for enterprise connections to the OneWeb low earth orbit satellite constellation.

This story is about: electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, Hughes, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, phased array, radome, Satellite, SatShow2022 Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Dome spotting at the A220 FAL

28 October 2021 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

It is still a few months away, but one of the upcoming A220 deliveries from the Mobile FAL has a special treat on board for its soon-to-be airline owner, as well as for passengers.

This story is about: A220, A220-300, Airbus, Breeze Airways, Delta Air Lines, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Intelsat, JetBlue, line-fit, radome, Satellite, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

El Al removing Viasat WiFi from 737s to avoid possible aircraft damage

23 August 2021 By Seth Miller 2 Comments

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El Al, Astronics, and Viasat joined the dubious group of in-flight connectivity installations causing damage to aircraft last week. As a result, hardware must be removed from the planes to avoid catastrophic failure.

This story is about: 737-800, 737-900ER, antenna, Astronics, certification, El Al, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, radome, ViaSat, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

Azul CEO talks free WiFi, sees long-term customer value

1 July 2021 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

How can an airline justify a massive, expensive project coming off the absolute worst year the aviation industry ever experienced? For Azul CEO John Rodgerson, the answer was easy. “The way I look at it is when we invite somebody on board the aircraft we want them to feel as if they’re at home.” And today that at-home experience means access to fast, free, internet connectivity.

This story is about: Azul, Brazil, E190, E195, E195-E2, Embraer, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, live television, live tv, radome, ViaSat, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

2Ku antenna challenges hit the A220

23 March 2021 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

An Air Canada A220-300 with the 2Ku antenna installed. (Image via Air Canada)

Air vortices off the 2Ku antenna system are once again causing troubles. This time it is the Airbus A220 affected, with some 65 fitted aircraft up for additional inspection and hardware replacement as a result.

This story is about: 2Ku, Air Canada, Airworthiness Directive, Delta Air Lines, gogo, Intelsat, radome, STC, STCs, Supplemental Type Certificate, Transport Canada Filed Under: IFEC

Keeping it mechanical: QEST announces new Ka-band antenna

4 January 2021 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

QEST expects mechanical antennae to remain key to the in-flight connectivity market for many years to come. The company’s latest offering demonstrates its commitment to that segment, even as it continues to work on ESAs for the longer-term future.

This story is about: antenna, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, Ka, Ka-band, phased array, QEST, radome, Satellite Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

PaxEx Premium: Easing the 2Ku backlog

8 February 2019 By Seth Miller

Some good news for Gogo and its 2Ku airline customers as it reaches closure on an outstanding maintenance issue. This should ease the backlog as additional aircraft can once again be installed for three airline customers.

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This story is about: 2Ku, A330, A340, Air France, Airbus, EASA, gogo, Iberia, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, KLM, radome, STC, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat, Premium

Seeking ThinAir: The search continues

20 November 2018 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

A couple weeks ago hopes were high for a new antenna system in flight testing. That dream appears to have come back down to earth as Spirit Airlines’ first A321 with the Thales FlytLive kit installed reentered flight services this week.

This story is about: antenna, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Ka, Ka-band, PaxEx, radome, Spirit Airlines, Thales, Thales FlytLIVE, Thales Inflyt, ThinAir, Thinkom, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

PaxEx Premium: Another connectivity split fleet

10 September 2018 By Seth Miller

Chalk up another split fleet for inflight connectivity. The latest intelligence in to PaxEx.Aero suggests another A350 operator will add a new vendor to its IFC roster.

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This story is about: 2Ku, A350, A350 XWB, Air France, Airbus, AVANT, Global Xpress, gogo, GX, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, Inmarsat, Joon, Ka, Ka-band, KLM, PaxEx, radome, Thales, Thales AVANT, Thales Inflyt, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat, Premium

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