JetBlue selected the Viasat In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) system for the airline's new fleet of 70 Airbus A220-300 aircraft — for delivery beginning in 2020, with the option for 50 additional aircraft.  JetBlue and Viasat first launched the Viasat-powered Fly-Fi in-flight Wi-Fi service in December 2013. JetBlue's new Airbus A220-300 aircraft will be outfitted with Viasat's…

Qatar Airways, which was only launched in 1997, is one of the world’s fastest growing airlines and a pioneer in terms of In-Flight Connectivity (IFC). Ashi Hoseini, manager of Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) systems at the airline, spoke to Via Satellite recently about the airline’s view of the connected aircraft market, and what could be…

Inmarsat's GX Aviation in-flight broadband service was selected by Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) for its new fleet of Airbus A350 aircraft. SAS ordered a number of new Airbus A350 aircraft as part of an fleet renewal program, the first of which will be delivered from the Airbus factory in Toulouse at the end of this year…

Viasat and Teledyne Controls have partnered to bring real-time connected flight deck services to commercial airlines. Designed for Viasat In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) customers, this partnership aims to allow commercial airlines to decrease operational costs by eliminating expensive manual data off-loading processes; make better use of data mid-flight with improved data analysis and relevancy; and reduce data loss…