Trend: Connectivity

B-52H Upgrades Face Supply Challenges

BARKSDALE AFB, La.–Announced by Boeing in 2009 and first fielded in 2014, the company’s Combat Network Communications Technology (CONECT) upgrade for the B-52H has been to replace old displays and […]

OEMs, Airlines Are Increasingly Adapting Avionics to a WiFi-Connected Sky

Global Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN) How inflight connectivity is reshaping cockpits and airline strategy. The modern traveler’s expectations have evolved significantly over the past decade, with inflight […]

Starlink Lands United Deal for the Airline’s Full Fleet – Sept. 13

United Airlines tapped Starlink as its in-flight connectivity (IFC) provider, announcing a deal on Friday to equip the airline’s entire fleet with Starlink and offer the service to passengers for […]

4 Airlines Share Their Perspectives on the IFC Market

With the arrival of the multi-orbit era and airlines making decisions on how they will use satellite connectivity going forward, the market for in-flight connectivity (IFC) has entered an exciting […]

FLYHT Receives STC Certification for the AFIRS Edge(TM) on Boeing 737 NG Aircraft

CALGARY, AB/ June 11, 2024 / FLYHT Aerospace Solutions Ltd. (“FLYHT” or the “Company”) (TSXV:FLY)(OTCQX:FLYLF) today announced that Transport Canada has issued FLYHT a Supplemental Type Certificate (“STC”) for the […]

SatixFy and SCOTTY Group Partner to Supply In-Flight Connectivity Terminals – May 22

Rehovot, Israel, May 22, 2024 – SatixFy Communications Ltd. (“SatixFy”) (NYSE American: SATX), a leader in next-generation satellite communication systems based on in-house-developed chipsets, announced a collaboration and the first […]

Curtiss-Wright Teams With Ultra PCS For New HUMS Offering

LAS VEGAS – Curtiss-Wright and Ultra PCS are teaming up to build a new cockpit voice and data recorder that also includes health and usage monitoring of rotorcraft.  The so-called […]

Satcom Direct Installs Prototype Ka-Band Antenna for Testing, Validation

Satcom Direct installed the first Plane Simple Ka-band antenna on an SD Gulfstream G550. The Ka-band antenna is a prototype terminal, the second in the SD Plane Simple antenna series, […]

PODCAST: Intelsat’s John Wade Talks Future of Software-defined Satellites and In-flight Connectivity

On this episode of the Connected Aviation Intelligence Podcast, we feature a sponsored interview with Intelsat. John Wade, president of the commercial aviation division of Intelsat, joins the episode to […]

Inmarsat CTO Talks Impact of Future GEO-LEO-5G Network for Aviation

Inmarsat recently unveiled its plans to establish Orchestra, a future communications configuration that will combine existing geosynchronous (GEO) satellites with low earth orbit satellites (LEO) and terrestrial 5G into an […]