CommercialPODCAST: Aeromexico's Daniel Iriarte Talks Staying Connected Amid COVID-19 On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, we feature an interactive roundtable session from the second installment of the Global Connected Aircraft Summit's 2020 "Cabin Chats" series that occurred Sept. 22-24. Daniel…
CommercialPODCAST: Valour's Daniel Welch Talks Global Airline In-flight Connectivity Updates On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, Daniel Welch, a senior consultant with Valour Consultancy, discusses all of latest updates around in-flight connectivity equipage updates, aircraft groundings and future prospects for…
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…
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…
Business & GAIntelsat, Satcom Direct Disrupt Business Aviation Connectivity A new partnership between Astronics, Intelsat and Satcom Direct (SD) will bring the first satellite-based high-speed connectivity service with capacity completely dedicated to business aviation operators. FlexExec, Intelsat's new Ku-band satellite internet…
Embedded AvionicsFAA Tasks Intelsat with Navigation Satellite WAAS Payload The FAA has awarded Intelsat, along with a team of other companies, a new task order to develop and operate a satellite payload to aid aircraft navigation without dependence on ground-based infrastructure, particularly precision…