Focus: Aviation

There is no good reason why tragic mysteries such as Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, Air France Flight 447 and EgyptAir Flight 990 should occur. We have the technology now to...

Hughes Network Systems and Global Eagle Entertainment announced two major enhancements to Global Eagle’s connectivity network. First, the Hughes Jupiter aeronautical system is being deployed to support continued expansion of...

On the second day of the world’s largest satellite industry show this year, SATELLITE 2018, connectivity service providers, an airline pilot with a radio show and an antenna manufacturing company...

Inmarsat has signed a major contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop satellite communication services that enable 4D trajectory air traffic management in European airspace. The Iris program...

Inmarsat has partnered with Airservices Australia to initiate satellite voice (SatVoice) communications evaluations for air traffic services in Australia in areas beyond the reach of traditional Very High Frequency (VHF)...

Iridium Communications announced it has selected Honeywell Aerospace, Skytrac, Avitek and Navicom Aviation as the first Iridium Certus service providers for the aviation industry. As Iridium Certus service providers, each company...

UnicomAirNet has signed a multi-year agreement with Eutelsat Communications to address the fast-growing In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) market in the Asia-Pacific region. As of 2019, UnicomAirNet will lease the remaining capacity...

Gogo announced that it has more than 200 aircraft equipped with its 2Ku In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) technology using the increased High Throughput Satellite (HTS) capacity delivered by the SES 15...

Mitsubishi Electric announced its development of the Rotational Element Electronically Scanned Array (REESA) antenna, which achieves high-precision beam scanning by electronically rotating antenna elements individually. According to the company, the...

Viasat announced a new contract with United Airlines to bring its latest generation In-Flight Entertainment and Connectivity (IFEC) system to more than 70 aircraft, including at least 58 of United’s...