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Riyadh Air to launch, boosted by Saudi government investment

12 March 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Get ready for another global airline in Saudi Arabia. The country’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) officially launched Riyadh Air on Sunday, aiming to “leverage Saudi Arabia’s strategic geographic location between the three continents of Asia, Africa and Europe, enabling Riyadh to become a gateway to the world and a global destination for transportation, trade, and tourism.”

This story is about: Abu Dhabi, ME3, Middle East, Riyadh, Riyadh Air, RUH, Saudi Arabia, Saudia, Tony Douglas, WizzAir Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports

Inmarsat, Stellar Blu certify Falcon 300 terminal for GX Aviation network

24 August 2022 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The newest terminal for Inmarsat’s GX Aviation inflight WiFi network is ready to deploy. The lightweight, low-drag Falcon 300 terminal, developed with Stellar Blu (previously GDC Technics), has received full type approval for use over Inmarsat’s Global Xpress (GX) satellite network.

This story is about: DAS21, Dubai Air Show, Falcon 300, GDC Technics, GX, GX Aviation, iDirect, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat, Ka, Ka-band, Ka2517, Kontron, Satellite, Saudia, Stellar Blu, terminal, ThinKom, Tracy Trent, William Huot-Marchand Filed Under: IFEC

In-flight connectivity’s next major hurdle: Smaller planes

22 June 2022 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

A mockup of the Stellar Blu antenna on display at the Intelsat booth during Aircraft Interiors Expo 2022 in Hamburg

More than a thousand larger regional jets fly across North America. All of them deliver a sub-par inflight WiFi experience. But that could soon change, as multiple airlines move to upgrade the systems on board over the next few years.

This story is about: air-to-ground, Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX22, ATG-NG, BizAv, business aviation, EBACE, EBACE22, gogo, Gogo 5G, GX, GX Aviation, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Ka1717, Ka2517, Ku3030, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, regional jet, Satcom Direct, Satellite, Saudia, SmartSky, Starlink, Thales, Thales Inflyt, ThinAir, ThinKom, ViaSat, ViaSat-3 Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Scratch another IFC player from the commercial market

17 November 2021 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The Dubai Air Show provided plenty of positive news in the in-flight entertainment and connectivity world this week, but also some bad news. A second player is now out of the commercial aviation connectivity business.

This story is about: DAS21, Dubai Air Show, Etihad, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, merger, Satellite, Saudia, Taqnia Space, ThinKom, UON, wifi, Yahsat Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Panasonic Avionics picked for Saudia IFE play

15 November 2021 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Passengers on Saudia’s A321neo and A321XLR fleet will find 4K screens and Bluetooth headphones integration at every seat on board. These features will be enabled by the Panasonic Avionics NEXT in-flight entertainment system.

This story is about: 4K, Bluetooth, companion app, DAS21, Dubai Air Show, embedded IFE, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight entertainment, inflight entertainment, NEXT, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Saudia Filed Under: IFEC

Saudia selects Inmarsat GX for A321neo connectivity

15 November 2021 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Saudia’s upcoming A321neo and A321XLR fleet will feature Inmarsat’s GX Aviation Ka-band in-flight connectivity solution. The deal covers 35 aircraft slated to join the fleet in the coming years, and represents a series of firsts in the industry.

This story is about: A321neo, A321XLR, DAS21, Dubai Air Show, Falcon 300, GDC Technics, GX Aviation, Inmarsat, Ka, Ka-band, Ka2517, Ku, Ku-band, KuKa, Saudia, Taqnia Space, ThinKom, UON Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

An end to cheap* WiFi for airlines?

13 November 2018 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Maybe it has never truly been cheap for passengers, but airlines historically took advantage of great deals from suppliers to secure inflight wifi connectivity solutions relatively inexpensively. As those vendors now seek financial stability more than market share a shift is underway. Is the era of cheap wifi over? (And did it ever really exist?!?)

This story is about: 2Ku, Garuda, Global Eagle, Global Xpress, gogo, GX, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Inmarsat, Ka, Ka-band, Ku, Ku-band, PAC, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, PaxEx, Saudi Arabia, Saudia, SpiceJet, Spirit Airlines, Taqnia Space, Thales, Thales FlytLIVE, Thales Inflyt, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

PaxEx Premium: Looking ahead to Global Eagle’s earnings

7 November 2018 By Seth Miller

Two stories should deliver a net boost for Global Eagle headed into Thursday's earnings release. They are not both good news (and one remains unconfirmed), but the positive outweighs the negative significantly.

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This story is about: bankruptcy, earnings call, GEE, Global Eagle, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, Ku, Ku-band, Mango, PAC, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, PaxEx, Saudia, South Africa, South African Airways, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat, Premium

UON set to connect with unique business model

6 September 2018 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

The UON antenna kit on display

Taqnia Space is on the cusp of launching its UON service with Saudia. The kit will go live on a pair of A320s later this month according to Mustafa Murad, the company’s Aero Program Head. In a conversation at the Aviation Festival in London this afternoon Murad also detailed some of the unique propositions for the company’s offering, including a business model bound to look attractive to airlines.

This story is about: IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Ka, Ka-band, Ku, Ku-band, PaxEx, Saudi Arabia, Saudia, Taqnia Space, UON, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

UON gets real, adds coverage with Eutelsat

30 July 2018 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

The wide beam Ku-band coverage from Eutelsat 70B gives UON a strong geographic coverage area

The UON inflight connectivity service from Saudi Arabia’s Taqnia Space will offer service from Europe to Asia thanks to a new deal with Eutelsat to add Ku-band capacity. The deal brings Ku-band widebeam coverage spanning Europe, the Middle East and South Asia plus an additional HTS transponder with coverage flexibility. The company is scaling up strong, but will it be enough to succeed in a crowded market?

This story is about: Eutelsat, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, internet, PaxEx, Saudia, Taqnia Space, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

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