Mobility

Gilat Satellite Networks has made further inroads into the lucrative In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) market. It has won a multi-million dollar order from an unnamed IFC service provider to provide its Taurus Aero modems. Gilat announced the deal, April 8. Taurus is a modem solution for IFC already deployed globally across tens of commercial airlines. Taurus...

Gogo Business Aviation is partnering with Atlas Air Service AG to develop a European Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the Gogo Galileo HDX antenna. The STC modifications will be applied to the Cessna CitationJet series of light jet aircraft and the Embraer Phenom 300. Gogo Galileo is the in-flight connectivity (IFC) solution for business aircraft...

Latvia’s flag carrier airBaltic is testing SpaceX’s Starlink internet, with plans to equip its entire Airbus A220-300 fleet with the in-flight connectivity (IFC) system. airBaltic announced March 28 that it conducted an initial ground test of SpaceX’s Starlink internet connectivity system onboard an aircraft in Riga, Latvia, with a full cabin of airBaltic and Starlink...

In-flight connectivity (IFC) developers are working to balance cost with capabilities while offering an in-flight internet experience to match what is available at a consumer’s home. A panel of experts from Intelsat, Gogo Business Aviation, Viasat, Hughes Network Systems, Anuvu, and Gilat Satellite Networks took stock of evolving IFC expectations this month at SATELLITE 2024....

Gogo Business Aviation hit a milestone with its Gogo Galileo global broadband service completing end-to-end connectivity using the HDX antenna on the Eutelsat OneWeb Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite network. The company announced the results of the testing on Thursday. Gogo received the prototype of the HDX antenna from Hughes Network Systems in February. Soon after,...

Eutelsat won a new contract in the aviation connectivity arena. ALOFT AeroArchitects, the private Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) operator, has selected Eutelsat OneWeb to deliver high-speed, low-latency broadband connectivity to improve the customer experience. Eutelsat announced the new deal on March 27. Under the agreement, ALOFT will equip a private BBJ aircraft with Eutelsat OneWeb’s...

South Korea’s flagship air carrier Korean Air signed a deal with Viasat for in-flight connectivity (IFC) for an additional 40 aircraft, Viasat announced Wednesday. Viasat will connect 40 Boeing 787s for Korean Air.  This announcement will bring the total number of Korean Air aircraft to be equipped with Viasat’s connectivity solution to 70, after a...

In-flight connectivity (IFC) is no longer just an option for commercial airlines. It has to be available and scalable and apply the latest technology in order to meet an ever-growing demand for seamless internet connection just like any internet connection on the ground. That was part of the bottom line of the discussion between Delta...

Royal Jordanian Airlines (RJ) is adopting Viasat’s in-flight connectivity (IFC) solution to help enhance passenger experience across multiple fleets. Jordan’s flagship air carrier will equip more than 40 total aircraft with Viasat IFC connectivity systems. Some of the aircraft receiving the installation include its new Embraer E2, Airbus A320, Airbus 321, and Boeing 787-9 fleets....

Icelandair has selected Viasat to provide the in-flight connectivity for the airline’s new fleet of Airbus aircraft, Viasat announced Tuesday.  This comes after Icelandair ordered 13 Airbus A321XLR planes in July 2023, the airline’s first order of Airbus aircraft. The new fleet is expected to service routes between Iceland and Europe as well as transatlantic...