CommercialIntelsat CCO Says Gogo Acquisition Will ‘Transform’ the IFC Experience Intelsat recently made the news with its acquisition of Gogo‘s Commercial Aviation division. The deal vertically integrates the In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) business with service provider and satellite operator, which will create capacity efficiencies, industry…
CommercialWhat's Trending in Aerospace - September 6, 2020 Check out the Sep. 6 edition of What's Trending in Aerospace, where editors and contributors for Avionics International bring you some of the latest headlines happening across the global aerospace industry. Commercial…
CommercialPODCAST: MIT Professor Arnold Barnett Talks In-flight COVID-19 Study On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, we discuss a recent study on the risks of in-flight COVID-19 transmissions with Arnold Barnett, a professor of management science at the Massachusetts Institute…
ConnectivityIntelsat to Acquire Gogo’s Commercial Aviation In-flight Connectivity Business Intelsat agreed to acquire Gogo’s Commercial Aviation business for $400 million in cash, the operator announced late Monday. Gogo provides in-flight connectivity (IFC) to more than 3,000 commercial aircraft, serving 21 commercial…
CommercialDo Commercial Airline Passengers Need More Education on Cabin Health Concerns? Does the average commercial airline passenger have a good enough understanding of how airplane cabin air recirculation systems work to fly without concerns of catching COVID-19 from touching a surface or contact…
Air TaxiFCC Study Supports Using 5 GHz Band for Drone Operations A report submitted to Congress by the Federal Communications Commission’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau on spectrum allocation for unmanned aircraft recommended proceeding with rulemaking to enable the use of the 5030-5091 MHz band…
CommercialPODCAST: Air Canada Cargo Talks ULDs and Internet of Things On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, we feature a presentation given by Tomal Sohorab, Manager of Cargo solutions, Air Canada Cargo during the first installment of the Global Connected Aircraft…
Business & GAWhat's Trending in Aerospace - August 30, 2020 Check out the Aug. 30 edition of What's Trending in Aerospace, where editors and contributors for Avionics International bring you some of the latest headlines happening across the global aerospace industry. Commercial…