SpaceX adds Southwest Airlines as Starlink customer
Southwest Airlines plans to integrate SpaceX’s Starlink Ku-band Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite-powered inflight connectivity into its fleet... Continue Reading
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Viasat sees future opportunities to reengage with Starlink adopters
When Viasat brings its high-capacity Ka-band ViaSat-3 F2 satellite on line for the Americas in the near-term, and satellite launches commenc... Continue Reading
Japan Airlines taps LEO IFC for 787-9s, eyes AIX reveal
Japan Airlines plans to bring Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite-powered inflight connectivity to both existing and new Boeing 787-9s, as part ... Continue Reading
Lufthansa Group to retain current IFC until Starlink pivot is complete
Lufthansa Group’s decision to tap SpaceX Starlink for its entire fleet after recently fitting European Aviation Network kit to narrowbodies ... Continue Reading
How Telesat plans to differentiate in LEO with Lightspeed
Telesat expects to start supporting global Lightspeed Ka-band Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite-powered broadband connectivity in the aviation... Continue Reading
Riyadh Air selects NSG to provide IFC on A321neo twinjets
Riyadh Air has turned to fellow Saudi Arabian company, Neo Space Group (NSG), to serve as aero ISP as the start-up carrier rolls out free Wi... Continue Reading
KLM offers Viasat-powered free Wi-Fi on European flights
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, a longtime customer of Viasat inflight connectivity for its narrowbody and regional aircraft, has started offering... Continue Reading
Immfly targets budget airlines with OneWeb LEO IFC, Gogo antenna
Immfly intends to add “aero ISP” to its list of proficiencies. The Spanish digital services and wireless IFE firm has announced plans to off... Continue Reading
SES flags risk when airlines ‘hand over keys’ to Starlink
With a slew of top tier airline customers under its wing — including, as of this week, Lufthansa Group — SpaceX’s Starlink Low Earth Orbit (... Continue Reading
Lufthansa Group hands massive fleet-wide IFC contract to Starlink
In a surprise announcement, Lufthansa Group has selected SpaceX’s Starlink Ku-band Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite-supported inflight connec... Continue Reading
Qatar Airways becomes first in the world to bring Starlink to 787s
Qatar Airways has become the first carrier in the world to bring SpaceX’s Starlink Ku-band Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite-supported infligh... Continue Reading
American begins phased rollout of free Wi-Fi, including for new 787s
American Airlines is making good on its commitment to launch free Wi-Fi for loyalty members, with a phased rollout now in motion in partners... Continue Reading
SES targets thousands of additional tails for IFC partnership model
Having secured a raft of top-tier airlines as full-fleet customers, SpaceX’s Starlink Ku-band Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite-powered inflig... Continue Reading
Hughes positions newly acquired Anderson as hub for rapid prototyping
Anderson Connectivity, the agile innovator that was recently snatched up by Hughes Network Systems, is being positioned as a hub for rapid p... Continue Reading
AJet Boeing 737 MAX gets fitted with connectivity from TCI
Turkish low-cost airline AJet has started rolling out TCI Aircraft Interiors’ multi-orbit capable Ka-band inflight connectivity system on it... Continue Reading