Gogo demonstrates 2Ku connectivity and gains B737 STC
Gogo’s “2Ku” dual Ku-band antenna promises up to 70mbps downlinks. Gogo has demonstrated its 2Ku next-generation satellite technology during a series of flights on its Boeing 737 aircraft. The...
View ArticleNBAA2015: Honeywell acquires Denmark’s Satcom1
Honeywell has signed an agreement to acquire privately-held Satcom1, the business aviation connectivity specialist and satellite communications airtime provider. Satcom1 is a provider of routing...
View ArticleNBAA2015: Satcom Direct rebrands as ‘SD’
Satcom Direct says it has changed its brand identity to ‘SD’ to ‘better represent its expanded offerings beyond satellite communications solutions’. In addition to satcom solutions, SD offers secured...
View ArticleAstronics and Panasonic to partner on inflight connectivity
Astronics Aerosat’s tail-mounted antenna. Astronics AeroSat and Panasonic Avionics have formed a partnership to bring high-speed inflight connectivity services and global live television programming to...
View ArticleNBAA2015: Satcom Direct unveils automated SD Flight Logs
SD FlightLogs is the first web-based system designed to intuitively manage aircraft flight log data reducing manual user input. Satcom Direct has launched its SD FlightLogs, which provides aircraft...
View ArticleNBAA2015: Gogo Business unveils host of new features
John Wade, Gogo’s Executive Vice President and General Manager Gogo has announced several enhancements to its inflight connectivity and entertainment product lines at NBAA in Las Vegas. The first is...
View ArticleJet Aviation Basel to install JetWave on a Boeing B747-400
Honeywell’s fuselage-mounted MCS-8200 Ka-band antenna for Inmarsat’s GX Aviation service. Jet Aviation Basel has signed an agreement to install Honeywell’s JetWave Ka-Band satellite communications...
View ArticleGlobal Eagle Entertainment to enter business aviation market
Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) has entered the business aviation market with plans to offer a full suite of inflight connectivity services from mid-2016. GEE says it will “tailor a full range of...
View ArticleNBAA2015: Bombardier to offer Inmarsat GX on the Global
From left to right: Kurt Weidemeyer, Inmarsat VP Business Aviation, William Shatner, Jean-Christophe Gallagher, VP Strategy & Marketing, Bombardier Business Aircraft and Jack Jacobs VPGM – Safety...
View ArticleNBAA2015: Panasonic debuts 4DAero EFB weather app
Panasonic Weather Solutions 4DAero electronic flight bag (EFB) app. Panasonic Weather Solutions has announced its 4DAero electronic flight bag (EFB) application. This provides pilots with a...
View ArticleNBAA2015: Cobham Aviator 700D certified for Dassault Falcon
Dassault Falcon 900. Image: Dassault Aviation – M. Lystseva Cobham SATCOM’s AVIATOR 700D satellite communication system has been certified for use on the Dassault Falcon 900A/B and 900C/EX aircraft....
View ArticleGlobal Eagle and Norwegian Air Shuttle launch live TV
Passengers can watch Bloomberg Television and Norway’s TV 2 News broadcasts in the air. Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) and low-cost airline Norwegian Air Shuttle have introduced live TV aboard all...
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View ArticleWhite paper says inflight connectivity will get cheaper
Rockwell Collins PAVES Wireless. Research company Juniper has released a new white paper on inflight connectivity, showing how costs are likely to fall. It says in the past, the growth of the Inflight...
View ArticleSafety services over SwiftBroadband now one step closer
Cobham’s Satcom’s Debbie de Beer with the antenna for its Aviator S product. The certification of safety services over Inmarsat’s SwiftBroadband (called SBB Safety) is a step closer with Cobham SATCOM...
View ArticleChina’s Donica Aviation announces wireless IFE system
China’s Donica Aviation Engineering and Kiora, a content distribution platform provider, has announced a solution to deliver a complete hardware and software platform for wireless In-Flight...
View ArticleScientific breakthrough could mean smaller satellite antennas
A Panasonic Avionics’ Ku-band satellite antenna being tested in an anechoic chamber at its Lake Forest facility in California. Scientists at the University of Cambridge in the UK say they have...
View ArticleInmarsat says third I-5 satellite has completed testing
An Inmarsat I-5 satellite for its Ka-band GX Aviation service. Inmarsat reports that the third satellite in its new Global Xpress fleet, Inmarsat-5 F3 (I-5 F3) that was launched in August 2015, has...
View ArticleTry ‘Get Connected’s 2015 inflight connectivity quiz
How much do you know about the inflight connectivity business? Have you got your finger on the connectivity pulse? If you think you have, try your hand at our Christmas 2015 round-up quiz. We ran this...
View ArticleQatar flies first SITAONAIR equipped Airbus A350 to USA
A Qatar Airways’ Airbus A350. Image: Airbus. Qatar Airways today became the first airline to fly the Airbus A350 to the United States. The aircraft, equipped with SITAONAIR inflight connectivity, flew...
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