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British Airways discussing IFC switch

British Airways (BA) is in discussions with SpaceX and Amazon’s Project Kuiper with the prize being the outfitting of its entire jet fleet with either Starlink Wi-Fi or Kuiper’s service. BA’s long haul fleet currently uses Intelsat’s 2Ku system, while its short haul fleet uses Viasat‘s EAN (European Aviation System). The question now is whether […]

January 6, 2025By Chris Forrester

Dalek welcomes British Airways customers at Heathrow

British Airways customers were surprised to find a special guest, a Dalek, while travelling through Heathrow’s Terminal 5 on October 27th. One of Doctor Who’s fearsome foes was seen keeping a watchful eye over British Airways’ arriving customers. The Dalek also mysteriously appeared in departures where confused customers spotted one of the planet’s best-known villains […]

October 30, 2023

Paramount+, British Airways channel partnership

SVoD service Paramount+ is partnering with British Airways to preview some of the streamer’s best television series on long-haul international flights. A dedicated channel on the airline’s Highlife entertainment platform will feature a curation of exclusive Paramount+ series for all ages, including Halo, The Offer, Queen of the Universe, Kamp Koral: Spongebob’s Under Years, Icarly, […]

December 5, 2022

Extreme E signs British Airways content deal

Extreme E, the electric SUV racing series, has announced that its acclaimed magazine programmes – How to Build a Race Car, Electric Odyssey and Climate Changers – have been selected by British Airways for its in-flight entertainment channel, High Life. High Life entertainment is available to passengers on all of British Airways’ long-haul flights and […]

July 23, 2021

Inmarsat: In-flight data-rates of 100 MB/s

London-based satellite operator Inmarsat says its European Aviation Network (EAN) in-flight broadband system, and used by companies such as British Airways, is now capable of handling video and data at around 100 MB/s – and more. Inmarsat launched its EAN system in March 2019 and anticipated peak traffic limits at about 75 Mb/s but says […]

June 16, 2020By Chris Forrester