April 20, 2026
 

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Airlines See IFC as Way to Build Relationships With Customers
HAMBURG, Germany — As in-flight connectivity (IFC) has become a core part of the customer experience while flying, airlines are looking at IFC as one of the ways they form a connection with customers and provide content that resonates. flydubai and Ethiopian Airlines gave their perspectives on the changing dynamics of this market at the Passenger Experience Conference in the run-up to Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) in Hamburg this week.

Dubai-based airline flydubai sees its business transforming from the transportation business to the hospitality business. Daniel Kerrison, senior vice president of In-Flight Operations for flydubai said the airline stopped referring…[continued]

Mobility
IFC News Roundup from AIX
Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) was another opportunity for satellite companies to make the case for in-flight connectivity (IFC) to airlines. Via Satellite rounds up some…[continued]
Finance
NorthStar Earth & Space to Go Public in SPAC Deal at $300M Valuation
Canadian space domain awareness (SDA) company NorthStar Earth & Space plans to go public through a SPAC deal announced Friday that values the company at…[continued]
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Government/Military
ESA Taps Kepler to Lead Next Stage of HydRON Optical Program
The European Space Agency has selected Toronto-based Kepler Communications as prime contractor for HydRON Element 3, the third part of a sovereign optical communications constellation…[continued]
Partner Content
Video Interview from Space Symposium EBAD's Lisa Brown Talks Supporting Customer Missions 
Ensign-Bickford Aerospace and Defense (EBAD) has a 190-year history of supporting critical customer missions. An example of that deep heritage supporting customer missions was…[continued]
Government/Military
ICYMI: Boeing and Millennium Space Systems Add Mid-Class Resolute Satellite Bus
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Boeing and its subsidiary Millennium Space Systems are rolling out a new mid-class satellite platform called Resolute — designed to give more…[continued]
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