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Royal Brunei selects Intelsat for Multi-Orbit In-Flight Connectivity

04/06/2025 by Kevincm Leave a Comment

Royal Brunei Airlines Airbus A320neo at Singapore Changi Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond

Royal Brueni is stepping up its connectivity options, with the airline selecting Intelsat for in-flight connectivity, with a focus on Multi-Orbit connection. Royal Brunei Airbus A320 at Singapore Changi Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. The airline has selected the Intelsat network to provide multi-orbit in-flight connectivity service to the airline’s Airbus … [Read more...]

Lufthansa activates Free Inflight Messaging for intercontinental flights

04/06/2025 by Kevincm Leave a Comment

Lufthansa Airbus A350-900 climbing out of Chicago O'Hare - Image, Economy Class and Beyond

After promising it for some time, Lufthansa has enabled free messaging on its intercontinental flights. Passengers can send and receive any number of messages from their own smartphone or tablet via the familiar apps (WhatsApp, Messages, etc), regardless of their travel class during the flight, including photos. This is a little different to offerings from other … [Read more...]

American Airlines to launch a free in-flight Wi-Fi Product

15/04/2025 by Kevincm Leave a Comment

American Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner - Image, Economy Class and Beyond

It seems that American Airlines is following its competitors, and will offer a free in-flight Wi-Fi offering, sponsored by AT&T. Beginning in January 2026, American will offer complimentary Wi-Fi on all aircraft equipped with Viasat and Intelsat high-speed satellite connectivity, accounting for roughly 90% of its fleet. To prepare for the launch, American … [Read more...]

Discover Airlines to be the first customer for Pansonic’s Multi-Orbit Connectivity

14/04/2025 by Kevincm Leave a Comment

Discover Airlines Airbus A330-300 - Image, Discover Airlines

Just before AIX, Panasonic Avionics announced that had completed major tests in its Multi-Orbit platform. Well, it seems they snuck out a customer for it - Discover Airlines. Discover Airlines will be the first airline in the Lufthansa Group, as well as one of the first airlines in the world to gradually install the Panasonic Avionics Multi-Orbit connectivity on its … [Read more...]

AIX25: Caribbean Airlines returns to Bluebox for In-Flight Entertainment.

11/04/2025 by Kevincm Leave a Comment

Bluebox WOW Box - Image. Ecomomy Class and Beyond

Bluebox Aviation Systems has confirmed that Caribbean Airlines will be deploying its Blueview wireless in-flight entertainment (IFE) solution across its ATR72 fleet and its Boeing 737-NextGen aircraft. In turn, this will provide passengers with seamless access to a comprehensive suite of content, including Movies, TV programmes, Music, Games, and the passenger-favourite, … [Read more...]

AIX25: Airbus and Hughes Network Systems formalise offering on HBCplus

10/04/2025 by Kevincm Leave a Comment

a plane on the runway

Still in the world of Satellite communications,  Airbus and Hughes Network Systems have signed an agreement for Hughes Network Systems to become a member of Airbus' HBCplus Ka-band offering. This follows an MoU announcement with Hughes at last year's AIX Expo and makes Hughes Network Systems the latest Managed Service Provider (MSP) to join the Airbus catalogue. With … [Read more...]

AIX25: Qatar Airways nears its rollout of Starlink on Boeing 777 fleet, Airbus A350s next

09/04/2025 by Kevincm

Starlink and Qatar Airways Launch

On the sidelines of Aircraft Interiors Expo 25, Qatar Airways has announced it is nearing the completion of the installation of Starlink on its Boeing 777 fleet, with the Airbus A350 fleet next. Qatar Airways will also begin equipping its Airbus A350 fleet with Starlink Wi-Fi this month, becoming the first airline in the world to bring this connectivity to … [Read more...]

AIX25: Panasonic Avionics Launches its new onboard server – Converix

09/04/2025 by Kevincm Leave a Comment

Panasonic Converix

Panasonic Avionics has unveiled Converix, an innovative, open and neutral application hosting platform to provide a complete aircraft-wide solution for non-safety critical services. Airlines will be able to seamlessly integrate all their IFEC services through Converix. Scalable storage capacity will support traditional media. In concert with in-flight connectivity, it … [Read more...]

AIX25: Viasat launches Amara – its next generation connectivity soultion

08/04/2025 by Kevincm Leave a Comment

Viasat launches Amara

At Aircraft Interiors Expo, Viasat announced its next-generation solution for commercial aviation, Viasat Amara. Powering the new In-Flight Communication (IFC) solution are innovations in core-satellite network design, hardware advancements, and a suite of digital products These are enhanced with smart network enhancements and application-level data linking to satellites in … [Read more...]

Panasonic Avionics completes Multi-Orbit Network optimisation testing for inflight connectivity

05/04/2025 by Kevincm

PANASONIC AVIONICS COMPLETES MULTI-ORBIT NETWORK OPTIMIZATION FOLLOWING SEAMLESS LEO / GEO SWITCHING IN FLIGHT - Image, Panasonic Avionics

Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic Avionics), has announced the successful optimization of its multi-orbit satellite network following switching between LEO (Low-Earth Orbit) and GEO (GeoSationary Orbit) networks in its flight test program. The successful switching represents a major milestone in Panasonic Avionics’ flight test program, validating the success of … [Read more...]

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