ConnectivityScandinavian Airlines VP Highlights Connectivity Plans for 2020 Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has long been considered one of the pioneers of offering In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) services to passengers. The airline, which works with Inmarsat, has exciting plans for 2020, as it looks to increase…
ConnectivityPanasonic Avionics Delivers IFC via Eutelsat 10B Satellite Panasonic Avionics signed a multi-year agreement for Ku-band capacity on two multi-beam payloads on the Eutelsat 10B satellite, due to be launched in 2022. This contract withEutelsat Communications aims to enable Panasonic to provide…
ConnectivityGogo Reveals Partners for 5G Network and Onboard Systems Gogo revealed three strategic partners — Cisco, Airspace, and First RF — which will play key roles in Gogo’s development of its 5G system and network. In May, Gogo executives first confirmed that its new 5G network…
ConnectivityViasat Increases Speeds for Connected Business Jets Viasat revealed new increased speeds, service packages and hardware incentives. The new In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) business aviation service packages aims to enable new and existing Ku-band customers the ability to upgrade their connectivity…
ConnectivitySmartSky Networks Partners with Mosaic ATM, Expanding Skytelligence SmartSky’s Skytelligence platform for in-flight connectivity applications now counts Mosaic ATM as a partner, adding new data streams, data processing and fusion techniques. The partnership with Mosaic ATM enhances Skytelligence’s framework infrastructure…
ConnectivityQatar Airways Talks AI, IFEC and Satellites Qatar Airways, which was only launched in 1997, is one of the world’s fastest growing airlines and a pioneer in terms of in-flight connectivity (IFC). I recently caught up with Ashi Hoseini,…
CommercialPODCAST from GCAS: United Airlines' Jon Merritt on Flight Operations and Technology The annual Global Connected Aircraft Summit took place in June and we're highlighting a few outstanding presentations from the summit on the podcast. One of the topics that always generates a tremendous…
ConnectivitySES Developing New Satellites, Service Models for Airplane Connectivity SAN DIEGO — SES wants to use its next generation satellite constellation, O3b mPOWER, to provide increased capacity to airlines for in-flight connectivity, while also considering how to establish a new end-to-end…
ConnectivityDoes the Connected Aircraft Need Electronically Steerable Antennas? SAN DIEGO -- The future form, fit and function of commercial airplane antennas that enable high speed internet connectivity for passengers and pilots will be lower in profile with little to no moving…
ConnectivityGogo is Developing Antennas, Modems for 2021 5G Network Gogo is developing new antennas and modems designed to enable the world’s first in-flight connectivity (IFC) 5G air-to-ground (ATG) network by 2021. John Wade, president of commercial aviation for Gogo, told Avionics…