ConnectivityAirbus, Intelsat Join Tech Companies to Form HAPS Alliance A group of telecommunications, technology, aviation, and aerospace companies including Airbus Defense and Space and Softbank Corp., announced a new partnership called the HAPS Alliance, to promote the use of high altitude…
Business & GATrends, Updates and Applications for Business Jet Connectivity This is the first part of a three-part Q&A session with Honeywell Aerospace focused on their support of connectivity for business jets. Brought to you by Honeywell. Inmarsat recently announced a milestone…
ConnectivityViasat Using Open Caching to Bring Free fuboTV to Connected Flights Under a new partnership, satellite communications provider Viasat and fuboTV will become the first two companies to use open caching standards developed by the Streaming Video Alliance to bring live streaming premium…
MilitaryUS Air Force Scoping Market Availability for New F-15 Radar Sources The Air Force’s F-15 program office is considering awarding a new contract to produce, modernize and sustain the APG-82 radar system and any future variants, according to a recent solicitation. A “Sources…
CommercialFrontier Airlines In-flight Experience Director Highlights Weight Savings Benefits From Not Featuring IFEC Frontier Airlines is in the midst of fleet refresh delivery schedule for 175 new Airbus A320neo family aircraft, including the A321XLR on track to join its fleet in 2024, however whether or…
ConnectivityGilat ESA Terminal Demonstrates In-Flight Connectivity Over NGSO Satellites Gilat Satellite Networks said its first-to-flight Electronically Steered Antenna (ESA) terminal has achieved what it calls an industry-first with In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) over Non-Geostationary (NGSO) satellites. The company said the demonstration showed high…
CommercialEASA Expects Certification of First Artificial Intelligence for Aircraft Systems by 2025 The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published its “Artificial Intelligence Roadmap” in anticipation of the first certification for the use of AI in aircraft systems coming in 2025. EASA published…
CommercialPODCAST: Valour’s Daniel Welch Talks Global Airline IFEC Equipage Rates On a regional basis, airlines with hubs in North America have the highest rate of in-service airplanes featuring in-flight Internet in the world, according to the latest available data from Valour Consultancy’s…