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Panasonic Avionics Adds Spacesail Option for Inflight Internet

4 February 2026 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Rendering of a Quianfan/Spacesail satellite in orbit.

Airlines will soon have a LEO option for internet service in China, thanks to a deal between Panasonic Avionics and Spacesail.

This story is about: Airbus, Boeing, China, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Eutelsat Oneweb, Gilat, HBCplus, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, John Wade, LEO, line-fit, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, phased array, Qianfan, Sidewinder, Spacesail, Starlink, Stellar Blu Filed Under: IFEC

Considering Connectivity In, Over, Around, and Beyond China

26 January 2026 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Rendering of a Quianfan/Spacesail satellite in orbit.

Airbus announced plans to add the Chinese Spacesail (Qianfan) LEO constellation to its HPCplus portfolio, opening the door to conversations about how else it might end up in service for airlines.

This story is about: Airbus, Amazon LEO, Boeing, China, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Eutelsat Oneweb, Gilat, HBCplus, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Kuiper, LEO, line-fit, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, phased array, Qianfan, Sidewinder, Spacesail, Starlink, Stellar Blu, Telesat Lightspeed, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

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