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APEX: Panasonic Avionics delivers very upbeat forecast
Panasonic Avionics headquarters in Lake Forest, California. Panasonic Avionics has given the press an update on its business at a media conference held at the Apex Expo in Long Beach, California. David...
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SITAONAIR and Emirates extend contract on inflight connectivity
A passenger using a laptop in flight. Image: Emirates. SITAONAIR and Emirates have extended their partnership to deliver passenger inflight connectivity solutions across its fleet of A380 and B777...
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Sport 24 to host live Ashes cricket coverage in the air
Some of the 500 or so sports feeds available to IMG at its west London offices for Sport 24. Sport 24, the IMG-owned and operated 24-hour live sports channel for the airline and cruise industry, is to...
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Are UK passengers prepared to pay for inflight Wi-Fi?
Recent survey findings from the “World Travel Market London 2017 Industry Report” suggest that UK passengers might not be as keen to pay for inflight Wi-Fi access as has been suggested. The “World...
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Eutelsat 172B Ku-band satellite goes live over Asia Pacific
Eutelsat 172B. Image: Airbus Defence and Space. Eutelsat Communications’ all-electric Eutelsat 172B satellite went into full commercial service this morning, offering connectivity for users stretching...
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Astronics AeroSat T-Series antenna demonstrated successfully
Astronics Aerosat’s tail-mounted antenna. Astronics Corporation has successfully completed in-flight demonstrations of its FliteStream T-Series tail- mounted Ku-band connectivity system. The system,...
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ANA to introduce free inflight Wi-FI on domestic fleet
Seat-back screens on one of ANA’s Airbus A321neo aircraft. All Nippon Airways (ANA) is to introduce a free Wi-Fi internet service on its domestic fleet. It says the free Wi-Fi internet service will be...
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Panasonic Avionics unveils third-generation satellite network
A Panasonic Avionics’ Ku-band antenna being tested in an anechoic chamber at its Lake Forest facility. Panasonic Avionics has announced a major evolution of its satellite connectivity service with the...
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Panasonic examines inflight connectivity cybersecurity threat
Passengers watching live TV via Panasonic Avionics. Panasonic Avionics latest “Up” blog entry looks at the threat of cybersecurity breaches, saying 85% of airline CEOS are concerned about the risk. The...
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China lifts ban on mobile phone use during flights
. Chinese airlines are now allowing passengers to use mobile phones during flights, but only in flight-safe mode, following a Civil Administration of China (CAAC) decision to allow their use. Xinhua...
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IOC appoints IMG as inflight rights holder for Olympic Games
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has selected IMG as the international inflight and inship rights holder for the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 and the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. This...
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AIME event underlines importance of Middle East market
Gurpreet Sidhu and Neale Faulkner from the Inmarsat Aviation Middle East team collect the ‘Connectivity Enablement’ award in Dubai. This week’s Aircraft Interiors Middle East (AIME) in Dubai...
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Arianespace heaves sigh of relief over SES-14 and Al Yah 3
Image: Arianespace Arianespace has confirmed that both the SES-14 and Al Yah 3 satellites have been acquired and are operating in orbit nominally, despite a “trajectory deviation” experienced during...
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L/Ku/Ka-band satellites – what does it all mean?
Gogo’s “2Ku” dual Ku-band antenna. Originally published three years ago, this feature on the differences between L-, Ku-and Ka-band inflight connectivity systems has been one of our most popular. It...
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Panel debates which inflight connectivity model is best
A passenger using a laptop and inflight connectivity. Image: Emirates. The age-old question of whether it is better to go with an inflight connectivity provider that operates its own satellites, or...
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APEX: Unnamed airline selects Rockwell Collins for its 737 MAX
A passenger using Rockwell Collins’ inflight connectivity An unnamed airline has selected Rockwell Collins to install Inmarsat’s GX Ka-band solution for nose-to-tail connectivity services on its fleet...
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APEX: Panasonic Avionics delivers very upbeat forecast
Panasonic Avionics headquarters in Lake Forest, California. Panasonic Avionics has given the press an update on its business at a media conference held at the Apex Expo in Long Beach, California. David...
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SITAONAIR and Emirates extend contract on inflight connectivity
A passenger using a laptop in flight. Image: Emirates. SITAONAIR and Emirates have extended their partnership to deliver passenger inflight connectivity solutions across its fleet of A380 and B777...
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Sport 24 to host live Ashes cricket coverage in the air
Some of the 500 or so sports feeds available to IMG at its west London offices for Sport 24. Sport 24, the IMG-owned and operated 24-hour live sports channel for the airline and cruise industry, is to...
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Are UK passengers prepared to pay for inflight Wi-Fi?
Recent survey findings from the “World Travel Market London 2017 Industry Report” suggest that UK passengers might not be as keen to pay for inflight Wi-Fi access as has been suggested. The “World...
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