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Air Canada selects Intelsat 2Ku for A321 internet service

21 June 2022 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

An A321XLR in Air Canada's livery

Air Canada’s A321 fleet will soon fly with the Intelsat 2Ku in-flight internet solution. Under the agreement the carrier will upgrade its offering for 15 existing aircraft, while also taking 15 new deliveries with the system installed from the Airbus factory in Hamburg.

This story is about: 2Ku, A321, A321XLR, Air Canada, Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX22, gogo, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, Ku, Ku-band, Ku3030, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, Satellite, ThinAir, ThinKom, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

ThinKom targets regional jets with smaller antenna solution

8 June 2022 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

ThinKom's ThinAir family now has a new kid brother. The company formally launched the ThinAir Ka1717 offering this week, offering a smaller, lighter solution targeting the regional jet market.

ThinKom’s ThinAir family now has a new kid brother. The company formally launched the ThinAir Ka1717 offering this week, offering a smaller, lighter solution targeting the regional jet market.

This story is about: AIX22, antenna, CarlisleIT, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Ka, Ka-band, Ka1717, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, phased array, regional jet, Satellite, ThinAir, ThinKom, VICTS Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Panasonic picks ThinKom for next gen antenna solution

9 September 2021 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

A pair of these 30

It is not 2Ku. But the new partnership between Panasonic Avionics and ThinKom definitely covers Ku, too. The two companies announced plans to develop an updated antenna solution to fly with Panasonic’s airline customers, starting from 2023.

This story is about: 2Ku, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Ku, Ku-band, KuToo, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Satellite, ThinAir, ThinKom Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Inmarsat, GDC, ThinKom update GX antenna, terminal options

30 October 2020 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Airlines looking at the Inmarsat GX Aviation network have a new option for the antenna and terminal bits, supported by ThinKom and GDC Technics.

This story is about: GDC Technics, GX, GX Aviation, GX+ North America, Honeywell Aerospace, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Inmarsat, JetWave, Ka, Ka-band, Ka2517, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Satellite, ThinAir, ThinKom, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

Inmarsat launches GX+ North America expansion with Hughes

20 October 2020 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The Inmarsat network just got a lot larger. The satellite connectivity provider is teaming with Hughes to bring the JUPITER High Throughput Satellite Ka-band constellation into the GX Aviation network, a major boost to capacity as the company seeks to capture more of the North American market.

This story is about: Delta Air Lines, gogo, GX, GX Aviation, GX+ North America, HTS, Hughes, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Jupiter, Ka, Ka-band, Ka2517, Satellite, ThinAir, ThinKom, ViaSat, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Seeking ThinAir: The search continues

20 November 2018 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

A couple weeks ago hopes were high for a new antenna system in flight testing. That dream appears to have come back down to earth as Spirit Airlines’ first A321 with the Thales FlytLive kit installed reentered flight services this week.

This story is about: antenna, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Ka, Ka-band, PaxEx, radome, Spirit Airlines, Thales, Thales FlytLIVE, Thales Inflyt, ThinAir, ThinKom, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

PaxEx Premium: LEO connectivity testing reaches new heights

10 October 2018 By Seth Miller

Rendering of the Telesat Phase 1 Ka-band micro-satellite, soonto be used for testing by multiple inflight connectivity vendors

Low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellations promise higher capacity and lower latency for connections. They also bring significant challenges, mostly owing to far more frequent satellite switching to maintain a connection. Add in an airplane moving though the sky and the complexity increases further. Multiple vendors are now moving through the testing process, with plans to deliver functional solutions as early as 2019, well ahead of the satellite constellations being ready for such connections.

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This story is about: 2Ku, APEXEXPO, APEXEXPO18, Astronics, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, inflight connectivity, Ka, Ka-band, Kepler, KIPP, Ku, Ku-band, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, MEO, Middle Earth Orbit, Satellite, Telesat, Telesat Phase 1, ThinAir, ThinKom Filed Under: PremCat, Premium

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