Emily Feliz

Singapore Airlines will be investing nearly $78 million to refit 10 Boeing 777-200ERs with new long-haul cabin products to provide customers with additional space and comfort. The cabin upgrade program […]

Boeing said Wednesday it has developed an advanced method to test wireless signals in airplane cabins, making it possible for passengers to enjoy more reliable connectivity when using networked personal […]

Banyan Air Service, based at Florida’s Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE), completed the second of two Bombardier Challenger 604s with the Aircell AGT-4000 Gogo in-flight internet system. One of the […]

Lufthansa German Airlines on Tuesday said it has began testing the BoardConnect in-flight entertainment system from Lufthansa Systems on an Airbus A320 stationed in Munich.    The Lufthansa Systems system […]

Etihad Airways on Monday launched its Etihad Wi-Fly in-flight Internet and mobile connectivity service, powered by the Panasonic Avionics Global Communications Suite. The airline’s first aircraft equipped with Panasonic’s communications […]

   Lars Thrane, founder of Danish satellite communications company Thrane & Thrane A/S, has announced his decision to leave the newly formed Cobham SATCOM following the acquisition of Thrane & […]

   Row 44, of Westlake Village, Calif., was selected by Russian airline UTair Aviation to provide inflight connectivity services.    With the Row 44 platform, UTair will provide its passengers […]

   Aircell said Avjet Corp., an international provider of aircraft charter and management solutions, has reached the mid-point in a program to equip its charter fleet with Aircell’s Gogo Biz […]

   Honeywell Aerospace signed an agreement to make OnAir the distributor of Inmarsat’s Global Xpress Ka-band aircraft connectivity services to the business and general aviation community.    The five-year agreement […]

A research report released Monday predicts Ka-band connectivity for in-flight applications will hit 6,000 by 2020. According to the latest findings from IMS Research, Ku-band will be the most popular […]

Allegiant Air will offer the Row 44 video-on-demand (VOD) service on its fleet of 757s, as part of a new partnership with the in-flight entertainment (IFE) provider.    Row 44 […]

Emirates will begin offering in-flight mobile phone service on its fleet of A380s, as part of of the Dubai carrier’s connectivity package with OnAir. The OnAir system uses EDGE and […]

Virgin Atlantic Airways has a new agreement with ARINC to begin providing its new in-flight Wi-Fi solution, Cabin Connect, in early 2013. Cabin Connect provides Internet access to airline passengers […]

NetJets is adding Aircell’s in-flight connectivity system to 100 additional aircraft in its fleet. Aircell said the 100 additional systems will establish NetJets as having 40 percent of its total […]

FAA is forming a government-industry group to re-evaluate the current portable electronic device (PED) policies that regulate when devices can be used safely during commercial flights. The current FAA regulations […]

Equipping an airline’s entire fleet with connectivity systems is no simple task. It’s often a multi-million dollar, multi-year and complex undertaking for airlines trying to keep planes in the air […]

[Satellite News 06-20-12] Iridium Communications surprised the satellite industry June 19 with the announcement that it would form a massive joint venture, Aireon, with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), NAV […]

London-based Bluebox Avionics will provide its portable in-flight entertainment system for Singapore Airline’s low-cost carrier Scoot’s fleet of Boeing 777s. The Bluebox Ai iPad app provides content for passengers to […]

Duncan Aviation, based in Lincoln, Neb., has installed and certified Aircell Broadband with in-flight Wi-Fi in a Learjet 45 and Challenger 600-2B16, including the 601-3A/601-3R/604 variants, via three supplemental type […]

Astronics subsidiary Astronics Advanced Electronic Systems signed a multi-year agreement with Thales Avionics to provide its EMPOWER In-Seat Power Systems and other power conversion product lines for integration with Thales’ […]

Wireless in-flight entertainment (IFE) is expected to reach a global install-base of nearly 9,000 aircraft by 2021, roughly a third of the global fleet, according to a report by IMS […]