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Eutelsat Adds 340 Satellites to OneWeb Refresh Backlog

12 January 2026 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Rendering of a OneWeb LEO satellite

Eutelsat will replace another 340 of its OneWeb satellites in the years ahead, with a couple shifts from the original constellation build.

This story is about: Airbus, Eutelsat, Eutelsat Oneweb, IFC, IFEC, Iridium, Iridium NEXT, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, Satellite Filed Under: IFEC

SkyFive, flynas (re)Commit to Inflight Internet

18 November 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

A320neo with teal and white flynas livery

Saudi Arabia’s flynas recommitted to bringing inflight connectivity to its fleet, with the SkyFive air-to-ground service.

This story is about: 5G, A320neo, air-to-ground, Alsalam Aerospace Industries, ATG-NG, CITC, DAS25, Dubai Air Show, flynas, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, regulations, Satellite, Saudi Arabia, SkyFive Filed Under: IFEC

SkyFive Scores India Inflight Internet License

3 November 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Illustration of a plane flying over famous landmarks of India plus a cell tower, with signal reaching up from the tower to the plane

India’s role in the aviation world continues to grow, including options for inflight internet thanks to a license recently issued to SkyFive.

This story is about: 5G, A320neo, Air India, air-to-ground, Akasa, ATG-NG, China, EAN, European Aviation Network, flynas, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, India, IndiGo, Indonesia, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, regulations, Satellite, Saudi Arabia, SkyFive, SpiceJet, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Gogo Goes Full Speed Ahead with Galileo FDX

8 October 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Flat panel antenna atop a 737 BBJ

Galileo, Gogo’s LEO-satellite based solution, hit another major milestone this week with an STC issued for its FDX terminal.

This story is about: ALOFT AeroArchitects, BBJ, BizAv, Boeing, business aviation, Chris Moore, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Galileo, gogo, Gogo Galileo, Hughes, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, Satellite Filed Under: IFEC

United’s Starlink Moves to Mainline

26 September 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

A pair of square antennae installed atop a 737-800

United Airlines’ inflight internet upgrade is moving on to the mainline fleet. The carrier announced receipt of STC approval for the first installation on a 737-800 aircraft.

This story is about: frequent flier, frequent flyer, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, loyalty, MileagePlus, regional jet, Satellite, SpaceX, Starlink, STC, STCs, Supplemental Type Certificate, United Airlines Filed Under: IFEC

PaxEx PR: Gogo Galileo Certified for Dassault 2000 Family Jets

21 September 2025 By PaxEx PR Leave a Comment

Gogo's test jet has the HDX antenna today; many more planes are expected to fly with it soon as the certification process progresses

Gogo’s Galileo LEO IFC solution snagged a new STC, opening up the Dassault 2000 family of aircraft for installations.

This story is about: BizAv, business aviation, Chris Moore, earnings call, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Galileo, gogo, Gogo Galileo, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, Satellite Filed Under: IFEC

Gossiping Around the APEX Water Cooler

18 September 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Kuiper made a splash at APEX Global Expo this year, showing up with its first customer in hand. Starlink also always grabs a lot of attention. But it was the quieter conversations away from the main floor that were, as always, most interesting.

This story is about: Air Canada, Air India, air-to-ground, Airbus, American Airlines, APEXEXPO, APEXEXPO25, Austrian Airlines, British Airways, China, CRJ700, CRJ900, Delta Air Lines, Deutsche Telekom, EAN, Embraer, ERJ-175, European Aviation Network, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, HBCplus, Hughes, Hughes Fusion, Hybrid, IAG, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Ka2517, Ka2517Plus, Kuiper, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, Lufthansa, Lufthansa Group, multi-orbit, regulations, Satellite, Starlink, Swiss, Telekom, ThinAir, ThinAir Plus, ThinKom, United Airlines, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

PaxEx PR: Viasat Targets October ULA Launch for ViaSat-3 F2

12 September 2025 By PaxEx PR Leave a Comment

A bunch of people in lab coats standing in front of a satellite in a clean room

Viasat, Inc., a global leader in satellite communications, today announced that the ViaSat-3 Flight 2 (F2) satellite is scheduled to launch aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V551 from Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida in the second half of October 2025. ViaSat-3 F2, which has been custom designed with state-of-the-art technology to maximize the efficient deployment […]

This story is about: IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, Satellite, ULA, United Launce Alliance, ViaSat, ViaSat-3 Filed Under: IFEC

Anuvu Activates Astranis microGEO Capacity for Aero

12 August 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The four Astranis satellites prepared for launch (image via Astranis)

Anuvu’s inflight internet customers now have access to 50 Gbps of additional capacity over the United States, thanks to NuView-A and NuView-B, microGEO satellites from Astranis.

This story is about: Anuvu, Astranis, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, Global Eagle, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Josh Marks, Ka, Ka-band, Ku, Ku-band, LEO, Lightspeed, Low Earth Orbit, MicroGEO, Mike Pigott, Satellite, Telesat Filed Under: IFEC

Gogo Keeps 2026 Focus at Fore

8 August 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

cell tower in a field at sunset

Gogo continues to see upside in its suite of next generation of inflight connectivity products. Mostly next year, when they come online for biz jet owners.

This story is about: air-to-ground, ATG, ATG-NG, AVANCE, BizAv, business aviation, Chris Moore, earnings call, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Galileo, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, gogo, Gogo 5G, Gogo Galileo, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, Satellite, Starlink, Zachary Cotner Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

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