ConnectivityIFC News Roundup from AIX Editor’s Note: Our Via Satellite team was on the ground in Hamburg for Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX), April 14-16, the industry’s premier gathering for cabin innovation, connectivity, and passenger experience. There’s no…
Connectivity4 Airlines Share Their Perspectives on the IFC Market With the arrival of the multi-orbit era and airlines making decisions on how they will use satellite connectivity going forward, the market for in-flight connectivity (IFC) has entered an exciting phase. The…
ConnectivityEutelsat Completes OneWeb Deal One of the biggest deals in the satellite sector has been completed. Eutelsat completed the all-share combination with OneWeb on Sept. 28. This follows after Eutelsat shareholders approved the deal on Thursday. This combination now forms Eutelsat…
ConnectivityTelesat’s Lightspeed Now Fully Funded; MDA to Build Constellation It is all systems go for Canadian operator Telesat and its Lightspeed LEO satellite constellation. In a surprise announcement on Friday, the company confirmed that the long-awaited constellation is now fully funded and…
ConnectivityThe Connectivity Ecosystem and the Passenger Experience Hamburg, Germany — Executives from the aviation and satellite industry at the Passenger Experience Conference in Hamburg this week discussed what steps airlines need to take in order to make the passenger…
ConnectivityEmirates Exec: IFC Market Needs to Mature Emirates, the Dubai-based airline, has long been one of the pioneers of in-flight connectivity (IFC), offering the service before many other airlines. With passenger numbers now returning to almost pre-pandemic levels, the…
ConnectivityOrbit Unveils AirTRx Antenna System for Regional Airlines Orbit Communications Systems (Orbit) is introducing a new antenna solution targeting the regional aviation market. It announced March 6 that it is launching the AirTRx system that aims to provide continuous communications for…
ConnectivitySES Completes C-Band Launch Program With SpaceX SES’s SES-18 and SES-19 satellites have been successfully launched in what it is set to be a busy year of launches for the operator. The satellites, designed and built by Northrop Grumman were launched…