It is, most likely, the largest inflight connectivity company you’ve never heard of. But Saudi Arabia’s Neo Space Group (NSG) expects to quickly raise its profile over the year ahead.
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Qatar Airways enters its Starlink era, accelerates deployment plans
Qatar Airways’ first Starlink-equipped 777 entered service on Tuesday, marking several milestones along the way.
KLM’s A321neo features innovation, familiar touches for passengers
KLM joins the A321neo family, taking delivery of its first aircraft and launching a refresh of its short-haul fleet, including familiar passenger experiences as well as some new ones.
SES, ThinKom expand testing for multi-orbit inflight connectivity
SES and ThinKom received approval this week from the FCC to conduct terrestrial testing of the Ka2517 terminal against the O3b constellation, joining a similar approval issued for testing against SES-17 in July. And there’s more to follow.
Turkish plans free inflight Wi-Fi
Turkish Airlines is promising “free and unlimited Wi-Fi to our entire fleet by the end of 2025.” The reality, however, is slightly more complicated.
JAL boosts free internet offerings with streaming service
Free streaming-level Wi-Fi service is coming to JAL’s J-Air E190 fleet later this summer.
Ryanair activates order-to-seat inflight retail
Ryanair’s cabins are adding a digital touch. Passengers on board can now place orders for inflight snacks and duty-free via the carrier’s app.
SES Open Orbits brings multi-constellation, multi-orbit Ka-band connectivity together on a global scale
SES will bring together a collective of Ka-band capacity providers under its Open Orbits program, providing a new type of competition in the global inflight connectivity market.
Eclipse snags 50+ plane connectivity retrofit deal
Eclipse Global Connectivity will fit 50 aircraft with a multi-orbit inflight internet solution, with services delivered via SES’s multi-orbit satellite constellations.
Intelsat, JAL partner on LEO/GEO connectivity
Japan Airlines will continue its inflight connectivity partnership with Intelsat, adding service on its 737 MAX fleet from 2026. This deal, however, comes with a multi-orbit twist.