EASA has granted a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the aircraft-powered version of Bluebox Aviation Systems’ ‘Bluebox Wow’ W-IFE technology
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Following its acquisition of Gogo Commercial Aviation in December 2020, Intelsat is now dropping the Gogo name and including the operations under its Intelsat brand
Panasonic Avionics has activated its extreme high throughput (XTS) satellite coverage for services over China and the Asia Pacific region. The beam over Asia Pacific from APSTAR 6D has gone live through teleports in Beijing, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong and Perth
In response to the US DOT’s NPRM, NetForecast, a company that can audit internet performance measurement and data usage accuracy, is launching a service to independently and proactively monitor the quality of the inflight wi-fi experience
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is proposing a rule that requires airlines to refund fees for poor service, such as checked bags that are significantly delayed, and for non-delivery of ancillary services such as inflight wi-fi
SmartSky has announced that its next-generation broadband ATG network has achieved all technical milestones ahead of its 2021 launch
Gogo has achieved key milestones in the development of its 5G ATG network and systems for aircraft operating within the contiguous United States, ahead of launch in the second half of 2022
Viasat has completed the payload integration and performance testing of the first of the three satellites for its ViaSat-3 global constellation, and has shipped the hardware to Boeing for the final stages of production
Viasat has signed a deal with Delta Air Lines to supply an additional 230+ of Delta’s domestic mainline, narrow-body aircraft with inflight connectivity (IFC). Select aircraft from Delta’s fleet will be retrofitted with Viasat’s next-generation Ka-band satellite technology
Safran’s investment fund, Safran Corporate Ventures, has invested in SkyFive a provider of Air-To-Ground (A2G) broadband connectivity services and technology to aircraft operators, using a system that leverages standard mobile network components