Gogo has surpassed 1,500 total commercial aircraft installed and activated with satellite in-flight connectivity (IFC). As of September 1, Gogo announced that it had: 1,262 aircraft installed and activated with 2Ku technology (categorized as Aircraft Online, or "AOL"); 252 aircraft installed and activated with Ku technology (categorized as AOL); approximately 850 2Ku aircraft currently in backlog.…

Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) selected Viasat's In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) system for its new Airbus fleet additions: the A321LR and the A330-300E. SAS has continued to make investments to modernize its global flight routes. With the additions of the A321LR and A330-300E aircraft, SAS expects to improve its narrow- and wide-body long-haul fleet, expanding transcontinental flight…

Viasat revealed new increased speeds, service packages and hardware incentives. The new In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) business aviation service packages aims to enable new and existing Ku-band customers the ability to upgrade their connectivity solution with faster speeds. The new Viasat Ku Advanced packages are available now with increased speeds up to 10 Megabits Per Second…

Iridium Communications revealed that Thales is the newest Iridium Certus aviation service provider. While already developing the Iridium Certus-based FlytLINK terminal and antenna, Thales will now be able to offer both Iridium Certus terminals and Iridium Certus connectivity services to business jets, commercial aircraft, rotorcraft, general aviation, and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). Iridium Certus joins…