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Starlink

Under the Radome: Talking Fast & Free Wi-Fi with Air Canada’s Norman Haughton

13 December 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

An Air Canada Q400 on the ground

Developing new offerings is a delicate balance of concepts and planning, pressed against the reality of passenger behavior. Air Canada took a hybrid approach to build its new IFE/C plan.

This story is about: 2Ku, Air Canada, Dash 8-400, de Havilland, embedded IFE, Hughes, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, inflight wifi, Intelsat, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, Norman Haughton, OneWeb, Q400, SpaceX, Starlink, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Nextant certifies Starlink installation kits for Bombardier Global 5000/5500

2 December 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Bombardier Global 5500 (Image via Bombardier)

Nextant Aerospace, the engineering arm of BizAv operator Flexjet, has expanded its Starlink portfolio to include the Bombardier Global 5000/5500.

This story is about: BizAv, Bombardier, business aviation, Flexjet, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Nextant Aerospace, SpaceX, Starlink, STC, STCs, Supplemental Type Certificate Filed Under: IFEC

Money or Megabits? Making the case for connectivity business models

8 November 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

WiFi sign on the passenger service unit in an airplane cabin

Is there a compelling difference between the technologies providing inflight connectivity today? Or is it all about the business case for airlines? LEO v GEO debates continue, while monetization talk continues to shape decisions.

This story is about: antenna, APEXEXPO, APEXEXPO24, Don Buchman, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, embedded IFE, ESA, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, inflight wifi, Intelsat, John Wade, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, Mark Dankberg, NexusWave, OneWeb, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, phased array, Starlink, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

ThinAir Plus partner picked

30 October 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

In an industry full of poorly kept secrets, confirmation of one has finally emerged. Since teasing the ThinAir Plus antenna concept at Satellite 2023 and confirming it at AIX 2023 ThinKom has been loathe to confirm an ESA antenna partner. Until now.

This story is about: APEXEXPO, APEXEXPO24, Bill Milroy, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Eutelsat, Eutelsat Oneweb, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, Hughes, Ka, Ka-band, Ka2517, Ku, Ku-band, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, MEO, Middle Earth Orbit, OneWeb, radome, Reza Rasoulian, SpaceX, Starlink, ThinAir, ThinAir Plus Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Gulfstream secures STC for G650 Starlink installs

28 October 2024 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

A Gulfstream G650 fitted with the Starlink system, now available for install directly from the manufacturer.

Starting today G650 owners can choose to add Starlink to their planes with the install handled directly by Gulfstream.

This story is about: antenna, BizAv, business aviation, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, G650, Gulfstream, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Nextant Aerospace, SpaceX, Starlink, STC, STCs, Supplemental Type Certificate Filed Under: IFEC

FlytEDGE to fly on Qatar Airways A321neo fleet

28 October 2024 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Rendering of the A321neo in Qatar Airways' livery (image via Airbus)

The next generation of Qatar Airways planes will fly with the latest generation of inflight entertainment, as the carrier selects Thales’ FlytEDGE for its A321neo fleet.

This story is about: APEXEXPO, APEXEXPO24, FlytEdge, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight wifi, in-seat power, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, inflight wifi, Qatar Airways, Starlink, Thales, Thales FlytEDGE, Thales Inflyt Filed Under: IFEC

Qatar Airways enters its Starlink era, accelerates deployment plans

22 October 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Qatar Airways’ first Starlink-equipped 777 entered service on Tuesday, marking several milestones along the way.

This story is about: 777-300ER, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, Qatar Airways, SpaceX, Starlink, Streaming IFE, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

Apcela set to bring SmartSky network back to life

22 October 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The SmartSky antennae installed on the company's Citation jet

Don’t call it a comeback; Apcela’s run the network for years. And now the SmartSky service, which halted operations on 16 August 2024, is set to come back online.

This story is about: ACARS, air-to-ground, Apcela, ATG, ATG-NG, bankruptcy, BizAv, business aviation, gogo, Gogo Galileo, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Mark Casey, NBAA24, SmartSky, SmartSky LiTE, SpaceX, Starlink Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Air France taps Starlink for IFC update

26 September 2024 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Air France is all-in on Starlink. The carrier confirmed today it will the LEO satellite internet service on board from 2025.

This story is about: Air France, Anuvu, Flying Blue, frequent flier, frequent flyer, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat Global, loyalty, Panasonic Avionics, portal, Starlink, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC, Loyalty

Starlink to fly on United, bringing fast, free wifi to passengers

13 September 2024 By Seth Miller 2 Comments

United joins the ranks of airlines offering free Wi-Fi for its passengers

United Airlines is making a massive change in its inflight internet offering, finally confirming long-rumored plans to deploy the Starlink solution from SpaceX across its global fleet.

This story is about: Air New Zealand, AirBaltic, Hawaiian Airlines, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, JSX, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, portal, regional jet, Satellite, Scott Kirby, SpaceX, Starlink, United Airlines, WestJet, ZIPAir Filed Under: IFEC

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