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Free Internet is a Must: El Al Airlines Tal Kalderon Talks IFC and Airline COVID-19 Recovery

El Al Airlines is the national airline of Israel, and has been running strong since 1948. But with the COVID-19 pandemic affecting every corner of the world, the airline — like many…

Connectivity

Gogo’s John Wade Talks Intelsat Commercial Aviation In-flight Connectivity Acquisition

  In early September, Intelsat made the move to acquire Gogo’s Commercial Aviation business for $400 million. Despite the aviation industry’s struggles during the COVID-19 pandemic and Intelsat’s ongoing Chapter 11 restructuring,…

Connectivity

NXTCOMM Completes Design of its AeroMax Flat Panel Antenna

NXT Communications, a new mobile connectivity company in Atlanta, announced today that it has completed design of a low-cost, flat-panel satellite antenna for the commercial and defense aviation markets. Additionally, NXT Communications…

Connectivity

OneWeb Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

OneWeb filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York on Friday, March 27. The company has been one of the standard-bearers in the Low-Earth Orbit…

Commercial

Blue Sky Network Receives FAA Certification for Distress Tracking Solution

Blue Sky Network, an Iridium Satellite Communications partner, revealed that the HawkEye aircraft distress tracking (ADT) solution has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification with an approved model list supplemental type certificate…

Connectivity

Gogo Reveals Partners for 5G Network and Onboard Systems

Gogo revealed three strategic partners — Cisco, Airspace, and First RF — which will play key roles in Gogo’s development of its 5G system and network. In May, Gogo executives first confirmed that its new 5G network…

Military

Ball Aerospace, Microsoft to Demonstrate Cloud Processing for US Air Force

Ball Aerospace and Microsoft were selected to demonstrate agile cloud processing capabilities in support of the U.S. Air Force‘s Space and Missile Systems Center’s Commercially Augmented Space Inter Networked Operations (CASINO) project. The demonstration will show…

Connectivity

Viasat Increases Speeds for Connected Business Jets

Viasat revealed new increased speeds, service packages and hardware incentives. The new In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) business aviation service packages aims to enable new and existing Ku-band customers the ability to upgrade their connectivity…