Delta is launching a cloud-based in-flight entertainment system – evolving the brand’s personalised Delta Sync experience introduced in 2023 for SkyMiles Members. “Technology has the power to transform travel and create moments for our customers to enjoy the journey as much as the destination,” said Delta CEO Ed Bastian. “Whether through fast, free Wi-Fi, our […]

Video software provider, Synamedia, has announced that Delta Fiber in the Netherlands has gone live with Synamedia’s fully redundant cloud DVR solution (cDVR). Delta Fiber is the third largest fixed operator of broadband internet in the Netherlands reaching 1.7 million households. With Synamedia’s cDVR, powered by Synamedia virtual Digital Content Manager (vDCM) Recorder, Delta viewers […]

BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC, and Delta Air Lines have announced a partnership that brings the live, 24-7 BBC News channel to passengers on Delta’s fleet of domestic aircraft for the first time. The deal unlocks access to the BBC’s programming and deliver up-to-the-minute breaking news for Delta passengers flying in the […]

Delta Airlines is already supplying free WiFi on some long-haul routes, and says the existing 700 equipped aircraft will be extended to “the vast majority of our fleet” by year-end. The WiFi is supplied using Viasat satellites and is presented by T-Mobile (which also happens to have an agreement in place with SpaceX’s Starlink broadband […]

Together with Delta Air Lines and Viasat, DirecTV has announced the launch of a domestic 18-channel TV lineup on select Boeing 767-400 aircraft flying select long-haul domestic routes. This domestic live TV offering marks the first time a US-based airline has integrated LiveTV into seatback screens onboard its widebody planes. DirecTV’s satellite TV entertainment solution […]

Delta Airlines is already supplying free WiFi and in-flight communications (IFC) on board more than 500 of its aircraft on the company’s more popular routes. The free service will extend across Delta’s global fleet by the end of 2024. Ekrem Dimbiloglu, Delta’s MD for IFC, reportedly says that the airline was in the right place […]

Satellite operator Viasat used the Washington Satellite 2023 show to announce it had secured orders from Delta Airlines for further expansion of Delta’s in-flight communications systems on its aircraft. Viasat says it will now be connecting a total of more than 1,000 aircraft including widebody fleets, and all active aircraft in its Airbus A330, Airbus […]

Delta says it is the first US airline to introduce fast, free WiFi for all, in partnership with T-Mobile. The experience is coming to most domestic mainline aircraft by February 1st, with full availability on international and regional aircraft by the end of 2024. The airline will offer the service on more than 700 Viasat-equipped […]

Elon Musk’s Starlink broadband by satellite system is aggressively pursuing airline ‘direct-to-seat’ in-flight services. Starlink Aviation is promising connection speeds of up to 350 Mb/s (per aircraft) which it says is fast enough for video calls, online gaming and other high data rate activity. Starlink says it is offering connectivity to the world’s private jet […]