ATM ModernizationInmarsat Signs easyJet as First Airline for Iris Program in Europe easyJet will be the first airline partner for Inmarsat and the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Iris program to modernize air traffic management. Iris, developed in a public-private partnership launched by ESA, is a service designed to…
ATM ModernizationInmarsat Tests Signals for United Kingdom Positioning, Navigation and Timing System A team of U.K. companies led by Inmarsat has broadcast a satellite navigation signal in a project to explore a United Kingdom sovereign positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) system. Inmarsat announced Wednesday the signal…
Business & GAGogo Business Aviation to Launch LEO Broadband Service With OneWeb Network Gogo Business Aviation is launching a Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) broadband service for business aviation using the OneWeb network and an antenna designed by Hughes Network Systems. The company said in a Monday announcement this…
ConnectivityOneWeb to Resume Launches with SpaceX OneWeb signed a deal with SpaceX to resume satellite launches after its Soyuz launch campaign was stymied due to Russia’s war on Ukraine. The companies announced Monday that the first launch is expected this year.…
ConnectivityIntelsat Lands In-flight Connectivity Deal with Latam Airlines for Airbus Fleet LATAM Airlines Group plans to bring Intelsat’s in-flight connectivity (IFC) services to its Airbus fleet of up to 160 narrow body aircraft. This includes the A320ceo and A320neo variants, based in Chile, Ecuador, Peru,…
CommercialNASA Climate Action Plan Aims to Update Agency’s Climate Modeling NASA has set a goal to update its climate modeling to improve data on Earth’s water and energy cycle to combat climate change, the agency detailed in a climate action plan released Oct.…
ConnectivityTelespazio Selects Hughes HeloSat for Leonardo Helicopters Connectivity Telespazio, a satellite launch and in-orbit control services joint venture between Thales and Leonardo, has selected the Hughes Network Systems HeloSat helicopter satellite communications (SATCOM) system for Leonardo helicopters, the companies announced…
ConnectivityWill LEO Change The Paradigm of IFC Service? A revolution is underway in the satellite industry. For decades, the industry has been defined by satellites in Geostationary Orbit (GEO), large satellites that orbit with the rotation of the Earth. But…