Focus: Aviation
July 25, 2024
Poland’s flagship air carrier LOT Polish Airlines awarded Viasat a contract to provide in-flight connectivity for 15 Boeing aircraft in its fleet. This marks the first time LOT will offer in-flight Wi-Fi. Viasat will equip 15 aircraft in LOT’s wide-body Boeing 787-8 and 787-9 Dreamliner fleet with Ka-band IFC as part of a major upgrade…
July 23, 2024
Stellar Blu Solutions has completed qualification on the multi-orbit Sidewinder terminal designed to deliver in-flight connectivity (IFC) for airlines. Both Stellar Blu and strategic partner BAE Systems have ramped up production on the terminal to meet more than 1,000 existing orders. The Ku-band terminal received DO-160 airborne equipment qualification in March and then completed flight…
June 28, 2024
Gilat Satellite Networks reported that it has recently secured more than $14 million in orders from service providers and system integrators for its in-flight connectivity (IFC) products and solutions. These include orders for network equipment, solid state power amplifiers (SSPAs), and additional IFC auxiliary products. Gilat is working to increase its presence in the IFC…
June 27, 2024
Viasat will equip a fleet of Airbus C295 Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) with Ku- and Ka-band satcom for the Spanish Ministry of Defence (MoD). Viasat announced Thursday that it will work with Airbus Defence and Space to integrate its dual-band (Ku/Ka) broadband terminal, the GAT-5530, into the Spanish C295 MPA fleet. This will give the…