In-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) services across global airlines delivered unexpected revenue growth in 2021 as service providers emerged from a tumultuous financial period precipitated by the global pandemic, finds a Euroconsult study
Inmarsat and Stellar Blu have completed the development of a next-generation terminal for GX Aviation inflight broadband. The lightweight, low-drag hardware will debut on Saudia aircraft from early 2023
SmartSky Networks, a provider of inflight ATG connectivity for business aviation, has announced the completion of an STC for the installation of SmartSky hardware on the Cessna Citation X series jet
OneWeb and Intelsat have signed a global distribution partnership agreement intended to enable them to offer airlines seamless IFC that combines performance, coverage and reliability, minimising gaps in coverage or capacity
SmartSky Networks’ next-generation mobile broadband network for the USA has gone live. Hundreds of sites have been deployed to optimise performance for business aviation across the continental USA
Eutelsat and OneWeb shareholders have agreed a Memorandum of Understanding to combine the companies, aiming to create a global leader in the connectivity market with complementary GEO/LEO offering and create revenue, capex and cost synergies
SmartSky Networks has reported success in demonstration flights of its beamforming technology at an experience day in Kansas. Participants used the air-to-ground (ATG) connectivity during the flights, with the company saying that multi-gigabyte per hour data transfer was provided across more than 10 devices on each flight
With its 75th site now online, Gogo Business Aviation’s nationwide 5G network construction in the USA has now reached the halfway point to completion. Gogo says that the 5G broadband connectivity project remains on budget and is still on schedule to launch in the second half of 2022
The next stage in Virgin Atlantic’s transition to a greener fleet is the introduction of the A330neo, which will also usher in a further development of the airline’s cabin design philosophy – and the airline’s largest business class suite yet
14-16 June 2022 saw more than 12,000 professionals from the cabin interiors industry pass through the doors of Hamburg Messe to celebrate the return of Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) – the first in-person AIX since the Covid-19 pandemic
