AI & AutonomyOPINION: The Need for Airlines to Update Aging IT Legacy aviation technology has worked well for forty years but the cracks are showing. Airlines need to break away from outdated systems, implicated in several recent costly "fails." “How Southwest failed the…
CommercialUS Airlines Begin Installing 5G C-Band Filter for Radio Altimeters on Airbus A320s U.S. airlines have begun installing a radio altimeter replacement for in-service Airbus A320 model aircraft that currently feature altimeters susceptible to interference from 5G C-band wireless signals generated by networks recently deployed…
ConnectivitySpaceX Works to Educate Airlines on Virtues of Starlink and LEO In-flight Connectivity SpaceX’s top Starlink executive is leading the drive to convince airlines that Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite-powered in-flight internet services would be superior to current offerings in terms of speed, ease of use,…
ConnectivityHow Airlines Are Using In-Flight Connectivity for Passenger and Operational Applications ST Engineering iDirect and its partners are hosting a series of webinars focused on advanced mobility technology and its impact and importance to end user customers. As part of that series, which…
CommercialOPINION: Four Strategies to Help Airlines Manage and Mitigate Supply Risks While it may be an understatement to say that the airline industry is exposed to volatility, it is fair to say that the latter half of the last decade was a time…
CommercialFAA Clears More Altimeters From 5G C-Band Impact as Airlines Adjust Flight Operations The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Thursday published a statement to allow an estimated 78 percent of the in-service U.S. commercial fleet to perform low-visibility landings at airports where wireless companies deployed…
CommercialFAA Issues New Radar Altimeter 5G C-Band Risk Assessment Request to Aviation Industry The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Thursday issued its latest regulatory policy statement concerning potential interference issues facing aircraft radar altimeter systems two weeks ahead of the planned launch of new…
ConnectivityPODCAST: Euroconsult Talks In-flight Connectivity Outlook for Business and Commercial Aviation On this episode of the Connected Aviation Intelligence Podcast, we feature a discussion with Xavier Lansel, senior consultant for Euroconsult. Xavier joins the episode to discuss some of the details featured in…
ConnectivityPanasonic Avionics, ThinKom Partner to Develop Next Generation Ku-band Antenna Panasonic Avionics has established a new partnership with ThinKom Solutions, Inc. to develop a new, next-generation Ku-band in-flight connectivity (IFC) antenna, the two companies announced Sept. 7 Under the new partnership, the…
ConnectivityIridium Certus Aircraft Service Provider and Terminal Supplier Network Continues to Expand When Iridium first introduced Certus in 2016, its main aviation application appeared to be air transport category aircraft that already use the satellite operator's existing L-band network. While that does remain the…