ConnectivityQatar Airways Expands IFC Agreement With Inmarsat for Boeing 787-9 and 737-10 Fleet Qatar Airways selected Inmarsat’s in-flight connectivity (IFC) solution for its Boeing 787-9 and 737-10 fleet. This is an expansion of an agreement the companies signed in 2017 to install GX Aviation on…
ConnectivityJSX CEO Gives Starlink In-Flight Internet Updates at FTE Global JSX expects to begin operating its first passenger-carrying flight featuring SpaceX's Starlink in-flight connectivity (IFC) service by October, according to comments made by the charter operator's CEO Alex Wilcox at the Future…
ConnectivitySpirit Airlines CIO Eyes Use of In-Flight Connectivity to Transmit Flight Operational Data Two months after switching its new in-flight internet service on for the first time, Spirit Airlines Chief Information Officer (CIO) Rocky Wiggins provided more insight into how the low-cost airline wants to…
ConnectivityWill New DOT Rule Require US Airline Refunds When In-flight Internet Does Not Work? On September 26, the U.S. Department of Transportation released a new Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NRPM) "Enhancing Transparency of Airline Ancillary Service Fees," that could require U.S.-based airlines to provide refunds to…
ConnectivityUnited Airlines Gives T-Mobile Users Free In-flight Connectivity United Airlines has become the latest major U.S. air carrier to provide certain T-Mobile customers access to free in-flight connectivity (IFC) services where available.
CommercialBoeing Agrees to $200M Settlement for Misleading Statements on 737 MAX Flight Control System Boeing and Dennis Muilenburg—who served as president and CEO of the company from July 2015 to December 2019—agreed to pay fines separately under a Sept. 22 settlement announced by the Securities and…
CommercialOPINION: Addressing the Skills Gap in the Aviation Industry The pandemic and the associated fallout from numerous redundancies and furloughs has left the aviation industry struggling to find skilled and qualified personnel to support the ever-increasing demand for flights. Here,…
MilitaryDecision Expected This Year on Future Path for F-35 Engine A Pentagon decision on the future path for the F-35 engine may come this year. Raytheon Technologies‘ Pratt & Whitney F135 equips the Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter, but the F-35 program has…