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Beyond the Megabits: Taking Spirit’s WiFi for a ride

15 February 2023 By Seth Miller 4 Comments

A QR code on the seatback helps encourage passengers to connect to the inflight internet on Spirit Airlines flights

Spirit Airlines claims to offer the fastest internet in the sky. But there’s much more to inflight WiFi performance than just the megabits.

This story is about: IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, moving map, product review, SES-17, Spirit Airlines, Thales, Thales Inflyt, trip report, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, Product Reviews

United, T-Mobile activate complimentary WiFi on board

23 September 2022 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

United Airlines is, once again, a partner in the T-Mobile inflight wifi program. The expanded relationship, first tipped two weeks ago, takes effect today. T-Mobile subscribers on eligible plans will receive access to the streaming level connectivity service on select domestic and short-haul international United flights.

This story is about: in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Intelsat, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, T-mobile, Thales, Thales Inflyt, United Airlines, ViaSat, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

Air Canada adds a route network to the moving map

12 September 2022 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The inflight moving map is, by all accounts, the most popular entertainment content inflight. Air Canada, in partnership with FlightPath3d, now plans to use that same interface to inspire wanderlust, and perhaps a few extra ticket sales. The carrier is the launch customer for WhereWeFly, an interactive feature allowing passengers to explore routes and view flights while on board.

This story is about: Air Canada, embedded IFE, flightpath, flightpath3d, IFE, IFEC, in-flight entertainment, inflight entertainment, moving map, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Thales, WhereWeFly, Wireless IFE Filed Under: IFEC

United joins T-Mobile’s free inflight WiFi program

8 September 2022 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

United's first 737 MAX 8 with the Viasat kit under the radome

United Airlines plans to offer free inflight WiFi to some T-Mobile customers beginning this fall.

This story is about: in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Intelsat, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, T-mobile, Thales, Thales Inflyt, United Airlines, ViaSat, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

Emirates picks AVANT Up for next generation IFE on A350 fleet

8 September 2022 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Emirates’ next generation of planes will show off the next generation of the airline’s ice inflight entertainment solution, delivered on the Thales AVANT Up platform. The update entertainment solution is part of a $350 million investment by the airline in the passenger experience on the upcoming fleet.

This story is about: A350, A350 XWB, A350-900, AVANT, AVANT Up, Bluetooth, embedded IFE, Emirates, IFE, IFEC, in-flight entertainment, in-seat power, inflight entertainment, Optiq, Thales, Thales AVANT, USB-C Filed Under: IFEC

JetBlue, Spirit agree to $3.8 billion deal

28 July 2022 By Seth Miller 2 Comments

The combined Spirit/JetBlue market map

Four months after starting the conversations, and just a few hours after the Frontier Airlines bid was formally rejected, Spirit Airlines and JetBlue announced a definitive agreement to merge.

This story is about: ancillary, ancillary fees, ancillary revenue, AVANT, Big Front Seat, Collins Aerospace, Frontier, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, in-seat power, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, inflight wifi, JetBlue, merger, Meridian, premium cabin, seating, seats, Spirit Airlines, Thales, Thales AVANT Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports, IFEC, Seats & Cabin

Thales FlytLIVE gets boost with SES-17 activation

26 July 2022 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The official launch of the FlytLIVE in-flight WiFi service on Spirit Airlines earlier this month, after a year of trial operations irepresents a strong return to the in-flight connectivity market for Thales. But the company is not slowing down now that the gear is live; quite the opposite, in fact.

This story is about: Air Canada, High Throughput Satellites, HTS, Hughes, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, InFlyt, Ka-band, Ka2517, SES-17, Spirit Airlines, TATL, Thales, Thales FlytLIVE, Thales Inflyt, ThinAir, ThinKom, transatlantic Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Spirit officially activates WiFi, launches new pricing options

13 July 2022 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

A Spirit Airlines plane, equipped with the company's new in-flight WiFi service

Since Spirit Airlines announced plans to add in-flight Wi-Fi services four years ago, the carrier has planned to market its offering differently than other airlines. Now, two months after completing the A320/A321 installs and after a year of active testing, the service is out of beta and Spirit is kicking off a major marketing push.

This story is about: ancillary, ancillary fees, ancillary revenue, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Spirit Airlines, Thales, Thales FlytLIVE, Thales Inflyt, wifi 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

Spirit Airlines completes A320 WiFi installs

16 May 2022 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The Spirit Airlines A320 fleet is now fully fitted with in-flight WiFi. With both the A321 and now the A320 fleets completed, Spirit’s fleet can deliver in-flight internet service on more than 82% of its departures and 87% of its available seat miles.

This story is about: A320, A320neo, A321, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Spirit Airlines, Thales, Thales Inflyt, ThinKom Filed Under: IFEC

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