OWG, a new Canadian airline focusing on tropical destinations, selected Skytrac's satellite communications technologies to enable numerous capabilities onboard their fleet of upgraded Boeing 737-400 aircraft. Onboard the fleet of Boeing aircraft is Skytrac’s flagship satellite transceiver, the ISAT-200A. The multifunctional system enables real-time two-way communications, flight data monitoring and analysis, and allows OWG to…

Viasat removed internet speed limits delivered to the aircraft across all of its business aviation Ka-band service plans. Additionally, the company has doubled its minimum committed internet speed to the aircraft for the same Ka-band service plans. Viasat's elimination of Ka-band speed maximums helps enable a better experience for passengers and crew to simultaneously use…

Gilat Satellite Networks new aero modem, Taurus, was selected to support In-Flight Entertainment and Connectivity (IFEC) services for China’s Qingdao Airlines, Gilat announced Tuesday. The service is provided by China Satcom over CS-16 Ka-band High-Throughput Satellite (HTS) together with its service partner China TDT LINK. The whole Ka-band IFEC system was integrated by FTS, a Chinese…

Aerkomm, a development stage service provider of In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) and Entertainment solutions for the airline industry, revealed that its wholly owned subsidiary, Aircom Pacific, entered a cooperation agreement with Telesat Leo, a wholly owned subsidiary of Telesat Canada. Through this agreement, Aircom and Telesat will jointly collaborate to develop a test program for the…