Focus: In-Flight Connectivity
June 7, 2023
HAMBURG, GERMANY -- Executives from the aviation and satellite industries at the Passenger Experience Conference in Hamburg agreed that airlines need to invest in enhancing the passenger experience, as airlines carry more young travelers than ever before with higher demands for connectivity-based services. In a panel titled, ‘Meeting the Expectations of the New Generation Digital…
June 6, 2023
Satellite operator Intelsat reached an agreement with Japan Airlines (JAL) to upgrade about 50 Boeing 737s and 767s to the company’s 2Ku inflight connectivity solution. Intelsat's 2Ku service includes a mechanically-steered, phased-array antenna that will replace the gimballed antenna the operator originally installed on the Japanese airline’s fleet nearly 10 years ago. The service is…
June 6, 2023
Panasonic Avionics secured its first customer in the Americas for its new Astrova in-flight engagement (IFE) solution. The company announced Tuesday that it signed an agreement with United Airlines (United) to install Astrova on select new Boeing 787 and Airbus A321XLR aircraft beginning in 2025. The contract represents the largest ever investment in Panasonic Avionics'…
June 5, 2023
Hughes Network Systems announced Monday that it has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with LEO satellite constellation operator OneWeb to serve as a OneWeb connectivity services distributor to the global airline market. Hughes will package the OneWeb services in a new hybrid LEO in-flight connectivity solutions package anchored by Hughes' electronically steered antenna (ESA).…