Commercial

ViaSat Doubles Equipped Fleet During Strong 2019

Viasat wrapped up its fiscal year 2019 with $2.1 billion in revenue, marking a 30 percent growth from 2018, highlighted by nearly $1 billion in government systems earnings and a viral growth…

Commercial

EasyJet Execs on Upcoming IFC Endeavors

EasyJet is one of the biggest airlines in Europe, flying around 90 million passengers throughout the continent each year. Consequently, what it does in terms of IFC could have huge influence across the…

Commercial

Air Canada Adds Gogo Service for Passenger Connectivity

Air Canada has begun offering next-generation, satellite connectivity on its wide-body international fleet with the introduction of Air Canada Wi-Fi provided by Gogo. Starting with its Boeing 777-300ER flights, the new service makes allows Air Canada…

Connectivity

Astronics and Phasor Partner on Dual-Beam ESA

Phasor, a developer of electronically-steered antenna (ESA) systems for mobile broadband, is partnering with Astronics AeroSat to produce scalable, dual-beam ESA-based aeronautical terminals for connected business and commercial airlines. Phasor’s solid-state, software-defined…

Business & GA

Viasat Ka-band to Connect Embraer Legacy Jets

Embraer is the first OEM to select Viasat’s high-speed, high-capacity Ka-band connectivity solution for its Legacy 450 and Legacy 500 executive jets. The aircraft will be equipped with Viasat’s Global Aero Terminal 5510,…

Connectivity

SmartSky Nabs New C-Suite to Oversee IFC Sales

SmartSky Networks has created the new role of chief commercial officer and hired Nancy Walker to fill it. Walker will lead SmartSky's network-related sales and marketing efforts across sectors including business and commercial…

Connectivity

Emirates VP Talks Cost and Flexibility in Connected Airplanes

Emirates Airlines VP Patrick Brannelly’s opening keynote speech at the 2018 Global Connected Aircraft Summit provided a brutally honest assessment of the entire airplane connectivity ecosystem, from service and solutions providers to…