Focus: Aviation

Inmarsat is set to approve satellite communication rates for a new waveform, developed by Cobham last year, that promises to bolster significantly beyond-line-of-sight communications for helicopters in the air. Spinning […]

AerSale, a global supplier of mid-life aircraft, revealed that the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC) have approved the company’s AerTrak Automatic […]

Cobham Aerospace Communications and Inmarsat launched the SB-Helo X-Stream helicopter satcom solution for Cobham Aviator SP systems. The new system aims to improve communications through rotor blades by reducing packet […]

Gogo and long-time partner, Alaska Airlines, launched Gogo 2Ku high-speed connectivity and Gogo Vision wireless In Flight Entertainment (IFE) on an A321neo featuring the airline’s redesigned cabin interior. Alaska will have […]

Hughes Communications India (HCIL) received a Flight and Maritime Connectivity (FMC) license from the Department of Telecommunications, Government of India. The first company to be granted the FMC license in India, […]

Viasat revealed that El Al Israel Airlines launched the Viasat in-flight Wi-Fi service on transatlantic flights. The in-flight Wi-Fi service will leverage the ViaSat-2 satellite to bring internet to El Al […]

In-flight internet provider SmartSky Networks closed a total of $104 million in funding, including $75 million in debt commitments from funds managed by the global credit team at BlackRock, and equity […]

Gogo revealed that it had installed 477 net aircraft with satellite technology during 2018. Gogo ended the year with 1,296 net commercial aircraft installed with satellite In-Flight Connectivity (IFC). This marks […]

Aireon revealed that it signed a credit facility agreement for $200 million with a group of several independent investor funds, led by Deutsche Bank. This credit facility helps provide Aireon […]

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 7:31 a.m. local time on Friday, delivering the final 10 Iridium Next Satellite to Low Earth Orbit (LEO). All […]

Collins Aerospace will work directly with Inmarsat to offer Jet Connex (JX) inflight Wi-Fi to business jet operators. The new agreement will see Collins Aerospace, already a Value Added Reseller (VAR) […]

Earlier this year, I wrote an article which spoke about the In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) industry entering a phase of action rather than talk, as various service providers set to work […]

Singapore Airlines (SIA) is one of Asia’s flagship airlines and also one of the pioneers when it comes to In-Flight Connectivity (IFC). The airline is constantly looking to improve these […]

Viasat reached a major commercial aviation milestone. The company reached 1,000 commercial aircraft flying globally with its In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) system. Viasat installed more than 400 of its latest IFC […]

Inmarsat signed agreements with five major Air Navigation Services Providers (ANSPs) in support of the Iris program, which aims to modernize Air Traffic Management (ATM) across Europe. DFS (Germany), ENAIRE […]

AirMedia Group revealed that Gilat Satellite Networks, a strategic partner of the company’s subsidiary, Air Esurfing (ARE), received the DO-160 certification for Gilat’s Ku-/Ka-dual-band aero terminal. AirMedia Chief Operating Officer (COO) Grant Zhou […]

Gilat Satellite Networks‘s dual-band aero terminal has passed the standard for the environmental testing of avionics hardware, and received the DO-160 certification. Gilat’s Ku-/Ka-band AeroEdge 6000 is now ready to […]

Inmarsat released its results for third quarter (Q3) 2018, and nine months ending Sept. 30 2018. During Q3 2018, overall group revenue (ex. Ligado) was $336.4 million, an increase of […]

Spire Global, a space to cloud analytics company, and Indmex Aviation, a provider of surveillance solutions, will cooperate in the development of space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) for the development […]

Cobham Aerospace Communications, a manufacturer of satellite communications solutions, and Inmarsat entered into a contract for the certification of the Aviator 300D satellite communication system on the Boeing 737NG aircraft. […]

An Ariane 5 Evolution Cryotechnique Type A (ECA) rocket made history as the 100th Ariane 5 launch carried the Azerspace 2/Intelsat 38 and Horizons 3e satellites into orbit from the […]

Inmarsat and Panasonic Avionics have agreed on a strategic collaboration, for an initial ten-year period, enabling them to combine their services to offer broadband In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) paired with solutions and […]

The cyber threat to airlines is growing as hackers use more and more sophisticated techniques to gain access to valuable customer data. Devon Smibert, director of cybersecurity at Canadian airline […]

SES‘ SES-14 satellite, positioned at 47.5 degrees West, is now serving Latin America, the Caribbean, North America, North Atlantic, and West Africa. The all-electric satellite, which has both C- and […]

L2 Aviation received a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the installation of the Rockwell Collins Iridium satcom system on A330-200 and A330-300 aircraft. While L2 has […]

Honeywell introduced new services for commercial and defense aerospace manufacturers, allowing them to utilize its Engineering Services and Testing Services groups to help bring products to market. Honeywell Engineering Services will […]

Lockheed Martin‘s board of directors approved the appointment of Michele Evans as executive vice president of the Aeronautics business area, succeeding Orlando Carvalho, who intends to retire later this year. Evans’ appointment is […]

Aireon and the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) began pre-registration for their free, global Aircraft Locating and Emergency Response Tracking (ALERT) service for Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs), aircraft operators, regulators, […]

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for installation of AerSale’s AerTrak system on Boeing 757-200 series aircraft (ST04011NY), to comply with the Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast […]