Passengers flying across the Pacific Ocean are set for a major upgrade in inflight connectivity performance. Panasonic Avionics and Eutelsat announced this week that Eutelsat 172b is now in service, delivering a massive increase in…
Spirit commits to inflight wifi
The tease of inflight wifi connectivity from Spirit Airlines finally is fulfilled. The carrier announced today it will fit its entire fleet with Ka-band satellite-based connectivity in partnership with Thales FlytLIVE. The first aircraft installs…
Panasonic Avionics admits to bribery, settles with DoJ
After years of investigation the US Department of Justice and Panasonic Avionics (PAC) agreed to a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA), ending the prosecution of the company over bribery allegations. The agreement identifies several former PAC…
United Airlines’ new "Aspire" economy class seat takes…
United Airlines just wrapped a busy week. The carrier unveiled its newest Polaris lounge in San Francisco, complete with the CEO hosting a media preview event. It also increased its stake in Brazilian carrier Azul.…
JetBlue goes semi-private, adds codeshare with JetSuiteX
JetBlue is putting its investment in private charter operator JetSuiteX to work. The carrier announced this week that it will add the B6 code to the scheduled charter flights operated by JetSuiteX. The flights are…
United cutting Polaris service citing customer feedback
The Polaris business class service on United Airlines flights is changing on May 1, 2018. The company will be removing a few of the unique service offerings it launched some 16 months ago, suggesting that…
What United’s domestic premium economy offering look like?
United Airlines remains relatively reserved when it comes to releasing details on its upcoming Premium Plus premium economy product. Virtually no new details have appeared since the initial news announcing the Premium Plus product slipped…
United brings the 737 MAX 9 online
Looking to fly on United's newest aircraft type? Head to Houston on June 7th to be part of the first day of 737 MAX 9 operations. The company announced the initial routes and dates for…
More, better and cheaper wifi in the sky!
Got Wifi? For more airline passengers than ever around the world the answer is yes. Some 82 airlines offer inflight connectivity. Even more significant, however, is that the quality of the service available in flight…