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Viasat’s JetXP IFC hits milestone

Satellite communications specialist Viasat is reporting that JetXP, its next-generation business aviation connectivity service, has been selected by more than 400 customers since becoming commercially available at the end of 2024. JetXP builds on Viasat’s market reputation for delivering consistent, reliable and seamless global connectivity, complemented by the white-glove customer service and 24/7 support of […]

May 13, 2025

Panasonic Avionics for Discover Airlines

Discover Airlines, a subsidiary of Lufthansa, will be fitted with multi-orbit antennas on its long-haul aircraft and able to deliver broadband speeds of up to 200 Mb/s connection. Panasonic will start the installs this autumn and will use satellite capacity from Eutelsat’s OneWeb fleet. Discover Airlines is already offering Lufthansa’s FlyNet wifi on most of […]

May 7, 2025By Chris Forrester

IFC Films rebrands

IFC Films, the US distribution company, hasannounced the launch of a fresh rebrand. The New York-based company says it will “embrace a bold new brand identity” – Independent Film Company (IFC). As part of the rebrand, the company revealed a new logo and customised audio logo created by Adam Horovitz of the Beastie Boys. Independent […]

May 7, 2025

American Airlines, AT&T inflight Wi-Fi partnership

American Airlines and AT&T have announced they will partner to offer complimentary inflight Wi-Fi across more than 2 million American flights a year, beginning in January 2026. With complimentary inflight Wi-Fi available exclusively to members of the AAdvantage loyalty programme, American Airlines says it will offer free inflight connectivity on more planes than any other […]

April 15, 2025

Intelsat multi-orbit IFC coming to Skymark Airlines

Intelsat, the integrated satellite and terrestrial network, has been selected by Skymark Airlines to provide multi-orbit inflight connectivity (IFC) service on 10 Boeing 737 MAX, using Intelsat’s new electronically steered array (ESA) antenna, that delivers multi-orbit service using geostationary (GEO) and low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites. Skymark will become one of the first in the Asia-Pacific […]

April 10, 2025

Viasat launches Amara IFC solution

Satellite communications and In-flight Connectivity (IFC) specialist Viasat has announced its next-generation solution for commercial aviation, Viasat Amara. Powering the new IFC solution are innovations in core satellite network design, hardware advancements, and a suite of digital products. Coupled with additional features, including smart network enhancements and application-level data linking to satellites in multiple orbits, […]

April 9, 2025By Colin Mann

Eutelsat, Panasonic Avionics extend capacity deal

Eutelsat and Panasonic Avionics have announced an extension of their capacity deal on the Eutelsat 10B satellite, serving the inflight connectivity market, covering both the duration and volume of the previous agreement. Panasonic Avionics, an anchor customer on Eutelsat 10B since its entry into service in July 2023, leverages multiple gigahertz of capacity on the […]

April 8, 2025

Airbus, Amazon offer LEO satellite network for HBCplus

Airbus and Amazon are working to enhance Airbus’ High Bandwidth Connectivity Plus (HBCplus) programme offerings with high speed, low-latency low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite inflight connectivity service (IFC) from Project Kuiper, Amazon’s satellite internet network. Following a recently signed MoU, Airbus and Amazon plan to integrate Project Kuiper’s connectivity solution into the Airbus line-fit and […]

April 8, 2025

SES Open Orbits for Uzbekistan Airways, Thai Airways

SES will be providing its SES Open Orbits global inflight connectivity network to upgrade the airline fleets of Uzbekistan Airways and Thai Airways’ future B787 aircraft. Through its participating partners, the SES Open Orbits network offers connectivity across the skies, provides internet speeds up to 300 Mbps and is available on all production airframes, including […]

April 8, 2025

ThinKom, Quvia partner for multi-link IFC connectivity boost

The future of in-flight connectivity (IFC) is multi-band, multi-beam and multi-constellation. ThinKom Solutions (ThinKom) is at the forefront of making this vision a reality—one that will be enabled by Quvia, the first AI-powered QoE platform for commercial aircraft. Through this partnership, the companies will integrate ThinKom’s best-of-breed satcom antenna hardware and Quvia’s network management software […]

April 8, 2025