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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

Saudia Nears Inflight Connectivity Launch

7 November 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Saudia A320 HZ-ASC with satellite connectivity radome on top.

Saudia’s latest inflight Wi-Fi service is (nearly) ready to go live, following a public test flight with airline executives earlier this week.

This story is about: Display Interactive, Dubai Air Show, Eclipse, Eclipse Global Connectivity, Eclipse Technics, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, IFE, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Ka, Ka-band, Ka2517, Kontron, MEO, Middle Earth Orbit, NEO Space Group, NSG, O3b, O3b mPOWER, Open Orbits, Saudi Arabia, Saudia, SES, SES Open Orbits, SkyFive, ThinAir, ThinKom, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

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

SkyFive Brings Kazakhstan Online with Freedom Telecom Partnership

8 April 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Freedom Telecom and SkyFive CEOs at a signing ceremony for the new network deployment in Kazakhstan

Air-to-ground inflight internet will come online in Kazakhstan, thanks to a newly announced partnership between SkyFive and Freedom Telecom.

This story is about: air-to-ground, Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX25, ATG, ATG-NG, Freedom Telecom, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, Indonesia, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, SkyFive, Thorsten Robrecht Filed Under: IFEC

SkyFive, Akses Prima Team for IFC in Indonesia

4 March 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

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

A new air-to-ground inflight internet option is coming to Indonesia. SkyFive and Akses Prima Indonesia (API) will partner to bring the service online.

This story is about: air-to-ground, Akses Prima, ATG, ATG-NG, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, Indonesia, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, SkyFive, Thorsten Robrecht Filed Under: IFEC

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

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

flynas to add inflight internet

6 March 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

A320neo with teal and white flynas livery

Inflight internet service is coming to the flynas fleet later this year. The air-to-ground solution will be deployed in partnership with SkyFive and stc.

This story is about: 5G, A320neo, air-to-ground, ATG-NG, CITC, 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, PremCat

SkyFive sees “wildly inconsistent” performance across inflight connectivity services

6 October 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The tiny antenna of a SkyFive-powered Air-to-Ground network connection, installed on a jet

Which is the best inflight internet service flying today? SkyFive recently performed a series of measurements across Europe, benchmarking various systems. The results are, as expected, less than compelling.

This story is about: air-to-ground, Dirk Lindemeier, EAN, European Aviation Network, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat, Ka-band, Ku-band, QoE, QOS, Quality of Experience, Satellite, SkyFive, ViaSat, WAF23 Filed Under: IFEC

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