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Starlink snags SAS for fleet-wide connectivity update

27 January 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

SAS is the latest carrier to go all in on Starlink for its inflight connectivity plans, with a rollout aimed to begin later in 2025.

This story is about: Air France, Anko van der Werff, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat Global, Jason Fritch, Paul Verhagen, SAS, Starlink, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Astranis successfully launches microGEO satellites, including two for Anuvu

29 December 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The four Astranis satellites prepared for launch (image via Astranis)

With the launch of two Astranis satellites Anuvu enters its microGEO era. NuView-A and NuView-B are expected to bring 50 Gbps of new capacity into Anuvu’s network and serve help shape the next generation of its inflight connectivity concepts.

This story is about: antenna, Anuvu, Astranis, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Eutelsat Oneweb, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, Global Eagle, GX, GX Aviation, HEO, Highly Elliptical Orbit, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Ka-band, Ku-band, LEO, Lightspeed, Low Earth Orbit, MicroGEO, Mike Pigott, OneWeb, Satellite, Starlink, Telesat, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Spinning a tale on the future of inflight connectivity

10 December 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Visaat’s annual inflight connectivity survey is out and, once again, it paints a rosy picture for the industry. Just how much can the numbers be believed?

This story is about: advertising, AI, ancillary, ancillary fees, ancillary revenue, artificial intelligence, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat Global, personalization, ViaSat, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

Icelandair officially joins the Airbus family

3 December 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Icelandair is now an Airbus operator. The carrier took delivery of its first A321LR on Tuesday, beginning the process of replacing its 757 fleet.

This story is about: Arc Moving Map by Panasonic Avionics, Astrova, Bluetooth, Bogi Nils Bogason, Geven, Hernan Abbes, Icelandair, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, in-seat power, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, inflight wifi, premium economy, Saga, seating, seats, USB-C, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC, Seats & Cabin

Emirates begins its A350 era with updated seats, entertainment, internet offerings

27 November 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The first Emirates A350, outside the terminal in Dubai as it prepares to enter service in early January

The next generation of Emirates travel is here, with the A350 introducing a number of changes to the inflight passenger experience, across all three classes of service.

This story is about: 4K, A350, A350 XWB, A350-900, aerBlade, AVANT, AVANT Up, business class, economy class, embedded IFE, Emirates, GX, GX Aviation, HBCplus, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, in-seat power, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, inflight wifi, Inmarsat, Ka2517, premium cabin, premium economy, Recaro, Safran Passenger Innovations, Thales, Thales AVANT, ThinKom, USB, USB-C, ViaSat, Wireless Charging Filed Under: IFEC, Seats & Cabin

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

Telesat moves to join Airbus HBCplus portfolio

28 October 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

A rendering of a Telesat Lightspeed LEO satellite

The Telesat LEO network confirmed its intentions to participate in the Airbus HBCplus program, signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Airbus to integrate into the Ka-band network offerings.

This story is about: Airbus, APEXEXPO, APEXEXPO24, HBCplus, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Ka2517, LEO, Lightspeed, Low Earth Orbit, Open Orbits, SES, SES Open Orbits, Telesat, ThinKom, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC

SkyFive, Viasat ink roaming deal for air-to-ground networks

11 October 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The on-board hardware for the ATG connection is tiny, facilitating installation on smaller aircraft and helicopters

Planes connected via Viasat’s European Aviation Network or the SkyFive Saudi Arabia network can now seamlessly roam across the two regions.

This story is about: air-to-ground, EAN, Europe, European Aviation Network, flynas, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, SkyFive, ViaSat, WAF24, World Aviation Festival Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Viasat drops speed caps for new JetXP business aviation plans

9 October 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Viasat is taking off its speed caps, opening up more bandwidth to more business aviation jets with company’s Jet ConneX service offering a new “JetXP” plan.

This story is about: antenna, BizAv, business aviation, GX, GX Aviation, Honeywell, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat, Inmarsat Global, Jet ConneX, JetWave X, JetXP, JX, Ka, Ka-band, Kai Tang, NBAA24, PlaneSense, Satcom Direct, ViaSat, ViaSat-3 Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

A roughly perfect Azul experience, yet I was still disappointed

4 October 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The Azul E195 taking me to Brasilia, with a radome but no in-flight Wi-Fi service

It was on the balance, a pretty darn good flight. And yet I sill walked off the Azul jet in Brasilia a bit disappointed.

This story is about: Azul, Brazil, E195-E2, embedded IFE, Embraer, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, product review, trip report, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC, Product Reviews, Seats & Cabin

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