ConnectivityAirbus, Facebook Partner on HAPS Connectivity Facebook has announced a partnership with Airbus to expand ongoing development of its Aquila drone program, which the Silicon Valley-based company calls its “high altitude platform station (HAPS) broadband connectivity system.” The…
ConnectivityServices by Airbus VP Sees 50% of Fleet Connected by 2020 Half of the total in-service Airbus commercial airplanes are projected to feature in-flight connectivity by 2020, according to Xavier Bertran, vice president of upgrade solutions for the manufacturer's Services by Airbus business…
ConnectivityTAP Portugal Talks Affordable IFC In Europe TAP Portugal is increasingly flying more passengers on a monthly basis, launching new routes and adding new aircraft to its fleet as it continues a transition from operating primarily as a legacy…
ConnectivityNew Satellite Wi-Fi Tech for Alaska Airlines Alaska Airlines has selected Gogo’s 2Ku satellite-based Ku-band in-flight connectivity technology for its fleet of Airbus and Boeing aircraft. Installations are scheduled to begin on Alaska’s Boeing 737 aircraft in the first…
Business & GA5 EBACE 2017 Aircraft Technology Updates After two days of the 2017 European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (EBACE), there have been some major new business jet avionics and in-flight connectivity upgrade programs, partnerships and other announcements. Here…
ConnectivityThis Company Wants to Turn Airplanes into Communications Satellites A Simi Valley, California company believes commercial airplanes could become the communications satellites that the telecommunications industry has been craving. Backed by leadership that has achieved aviation industry firsts in the past…
ConnectivityPanasonic Avionics Appoints New CEO Amid US Investigation Panasonic Avionics Corp. has appointed a new CEO after publicly revealing that its business is currently under investigation by U.S. officials under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The in-flight entertainment and…