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Saudi Arabia

Riyadh Air Secures Slots for Heathrow Service

30 July 2025 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Riyadh Air logo

Riyadh Air expects to operate flights to London Heathrow at some point this winter, with slots secured.

This story is about: Heathrow, LHR, London, Riyadh, Riyadh Air, RUH, Saudi Arabia, slots Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports

flyadeal Picks A330neo for Fleet Expansion

23 April 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Rendering of the A330s in the flyadeal livery (image via flyadeal)

Saudia’s flyadeal is in it for the long haul, with plans to acquire ten A330neo aircraft as part of a fleet expansion that will also see it stretch operations further east for passenger traffic.

This story is about: A330-900, A330neo, Airbus, Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX25, flyadeal, Saudi Arabia, Saudia Group, Steven Greenway Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports, Seats & Cabin

SkyFive taps Lufthansa Technik for ATG hardware support

19 November 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Executives from SkyFive and Lufthansa Technik inspect an ATG antenna installation

SkyFive is teaming with Lufthansa Technik to boost its inflight connectivity offering.

This story is about: air-to-ground, Alois Sanktjohanser, Andrew Muirhead, ATG, ATG-NG, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Lufthansa Technik, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, SkyFive Filed Under: IFEC

NSG signs Thai Airways, Turkish Airways for inflight internet

29 October 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

IFC upstart NEO Space Group now has two named customers, Airbus has its first SES-aligned customers for HBCplus, and passengers should soon have better internet on board.

This story is about: A321neo, Airbus, APEXEXPO, APEXEXPO24, Display Interactive, Eclipse, Eclipse Global Connectivity, Eclipse Technics, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, HBCplus, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Ka-band, Ka2517, MEO, Middle Earth Orbit, Neale Faulkner, NEO Space Group, NSG, Open Orbits, Safran, Safran Passenger Innovations, Saudi Arabia, SES, SES Open Orbits, Thai Airways, ThinKom, Turkish Airlines Filed Under: IFEC

NEO Space Group ready to make its mark in IFC

24 October 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

It is, most likely, the largest inflight connectivity company you’ve never heard of. But Saudi Arabia’s Neo Space Group (NSG) expects to quickly raise its profile over the year ahead.

This story is about: APEXEXPO, APEXEXPO24, Display Interactive, Eclipse, Eclipse Global Connectivity, Eclipse Technics, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, HBCplus, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, India, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Ka, Ka-band, Martijn Blanken, Neale Faulkner, NEO Space Group, NSG, Open Orbits, Safran, Safran Passenger Innovations, Satellite, Saudi Arabia, SES, SES Open Orbits, Taqnia Space, UON, wifi, Yahsat Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

SkyFive, Viasat ink roaming deal for air-to-ground networks

11 October 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The on-board hardware for the ATG connection is tiny, facilitating installation on smaller aircraft and helicopters

Planes connected via Viasat’s European Aviation Network or the SkyFive Saudi Arabia network can now seamlessly roam across the two regions.

This story is about: air-to-ground, EAN, Europe, European Aviation Network, flynas, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, SkyFive, ViaSat, WAF24, World Aviation Festival Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Considering connectivity: flyadeal talks options for inflight internet

27 August 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

A pair of flyadeal A320neo planes, readying for delivery from Airbus (image via flyadeal)

With an average trip under two hours it would be easy to argue that flyadeal’s passengers don’t really need internet on board. But CEO Steven Greenway likes to be creative, so maybe inflight WiFi could happen?

This story is about: air-to-ground, ATG-NG, digital transformation, flyadeal, flynas, FTEEMEA24, Future Travel Experience, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, LCC, LCCs, LEO, Low Cost Carriers, Low Earth Orbit, regulations, Satellite, Saudi Arabia, SkyFive, SpaceX, Starlink, Steven Greenway Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Shakeup in ancillaries, AI on tap for flyadeal

26 July 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

A pair of flyadeal A320neo planes, readying for delivery from Airbus (image via flyadeal)

Flyadeal CEO Steven Greenway sees plenty of opportunities for his LCC to innovate, even with a very basic service offering. Removing all the ancillary sales options is part of that plan.

This story is about: AI, ancillary, ancillary fees, ancillary revenue, artificial intelligence, digital transformation, distribution, flyadeal, FTEEMEA24, LCC, LCCs, Low Cost Carriers, Saudi Arabia, Saudia Group, Steven Greenway, WhatsApp Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports, Distribution

Delta, Riyadh Air launch exclusive strategic partnership

9 July 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Delta Air Lines and Riyadh Air will pursue a broad range of customer-facing benefits as exclusive partners in their respective geographies.

This story is about: antitrust imunity, ATI, Delta Air Lines, Ed Bastian, frequent flier, frequent flyer, joint venture, JV, loyalty, Riyadh, Riyadh Air, RUH, Saudi Arabia Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports, Loyalty

SES Open Orbits brings multi-constellation, multi-orbit Ka-band connectivity together on a global scale

7 June 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

SES will bring together a collective of Ka-band capacity providers under its Open Orbits program, providing a new type of competition in the global inflight connectivity market.

This story is about: Airbus, Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX24, Boeing, China, Eclipse, Eclipse Global Connectivity, Eclipse Technics, Elias Zaccack, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, HBCplus, Hughes, IFE, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, India, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Ka, Ka-band, line-fit, MEO, Middle Earth Orbit, O3b, O3b mPOWER, Open Orbits, Safran, Safran Passenger Innovations, Saudi Arabia, SES, SES Open Orbits, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

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