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As airlines slowly begin flying again, many are starting to look at the In-Flight Entertainment and Connectivity (IFEC) technologies they have been investing in from a different perspective than prior […]

The future form, fit and function of commercial airplane antennas that enable high speed internet connectivity for passengers and pilots will be lower in profile with little to no moving […]

American Airlines has a fleet of 950 aircraft that carried 200 million passengers in 2017, but how many of those passengers had a happy in-flight internet experience? Though that’s hard […]

Emirates Airlines Vice President Patrick Brannelly’s opening keynote speech at the 2018 Global Connected Aircraft Summit in San Diego, California, provided a brutally honest assessment of the entire airplane connectivity […]

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 […]

A year ago, we profiled the ambitions of Airborne Wireless Network (AWN), which has a goal of using airborne aircraft as signal repeaters that are capable of generating wireless internet signals. Throughout […]

Airlines considering purchasing or operating the Boeing 737 MAX have a new option available when considering what type of satellite communications hardware to equip on the aircraft. Miami, Florida-based avionics […]

The integration of newly available satellite and cellular-based data communications technologies, or “connectivity,” is creating new opportunities to improve helicopter offshore support, search and rescue (SAR), medevac and corporate/VIP operations. […]

Decisions for airlines making investments in providing in-flight Wi-Fi for passengers are strongly driven by the segment of the industry they operate within, as Via Satellite’s sister publication Avionics learned at the […]

Alaska Airlines has selected Gogo’s 2Ku satellite-based Ku-band In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) technology for its fleet of Airbus and Boeing aircraft. Installations are scheduled to begin on Alaska’s Boeing 737 aircraft […]

Facebook wants to use solar powered Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to connect up to 66 percent of the planet, considered remote areas, with outdated or no internet service at all. […]

A Simi Valley, California, company believes commercial airplanes could become the communications satellites that the telecommunications industry has been craving. Backed by leadership that has achieved aviation industry firsts in […]

The initial testing for the satellite connectivity portion of the European Aviation Network (EAN) is complete. According to Inmarsat, testing for the first Satellite Access Station (SAS) that will be […]

[Via Satellite 01-12-2016] The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued certification for the Honeywell Aerospace JetWave satellite communications hardware for the Airbus A319 aircraft. Eclipse subsidiary EAD Aerospace obtained […]