Economy Class & Beyond

American Airlines to adopt Starlink on single-aisle aircraft

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American Airlines has announced a modernisation of its narrowbody inflight customer experience with the installation of Starlink connectivity on more than 500 narrowbody aircraft. Installations will begin in Q1 2027, rolling out Wi-Fi offering on its fleet of more than 500 Airbus aircraft, including new A321XLR and A321neo deliveries. Starlink uses a low Earth orbit … [Read more...]

EVA Air to implement Panasonic ARC Maps

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Panasonic Avionics Corporation has been selected by EVA Air to install ARC, its 3D in-flight map platform, across the airline's Boeing 787, 777-300ER, and its upcoming Airbus A350-1000 fleets. EVA Air will be the first Taiwanese airline to launch Panasonic Avionics’ Arc 3D Flight Map software. ARC will offer a moving map with a refreshed interface that delivers a … [Read more...]

Singapore Airlines to add Starlink connectivity for its Airbus fleet

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It seems another airline has signed up for SpaceX's Starlink connectivity product, with Singapore Airlines being the latest airline to become a customer. The enhanced in-flight connectivity for Singapore Airlines customers will be available from the first quarter of 2027, with the progressive introduction of Starlink’s low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite‑based broadband … [Read more...]

Jetstar selects Viasat AMARA for inflight connectivity

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Jetstar continues to improve its in-flight travel experience, with them selecting Viasat AMARA, Viasat’s in-flight connectivity (IFC) solution to equip its upgraded Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet. Viasat AMARA will be installed across 11 Jetstar aircraft targeting its Boeing 787 fleet. This will deliver a fast, reliable in-flight internet experience that supports streaming, … [Read more...]

Vueling boosts Passenger satisfaction with help from Viasat

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With Vueling still having connectivity on-wing using Viasat's European Aviation Network, there has been a big uptake with free Wi-Fi sessions and onboard entertainment. Vueling, in collaboration with Viasat, started offering the complimentary service to customers in October 2025, leveraging the European Aviation Network (EAN) and Viasat’s digital platform to provide … [Read more...]

AIX26: Delta Air Lines selects Airbus for A350-1000 in-flight connectivity solution with Hughes

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Airbus has been selected by Delta Air Lines to equip its 20 A350-1000s on order, with Airbus’ HBCplus. In doing so, the airline became Airbus's first North American customer of its linefit offering. Airbus will work with Delta and Hughes to equip Delta’s A350-1000s with the multi-orbit in-flight connectivity (IFC) solution, co-developed by Delta and Hughes, and using … [Read more...]

AIX26: Air Canada commences flying with Panasonic Astrova

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Some good news for Panasonic Avionics, as its IFE solution - Astrova - has entered service with Air Canada. The flag carrier of Canada is retro-fitting Astrova on 19 A321 aircraft, with the IFE solution also being installed on an additional 67 of the carrier’s fleet across a number of aircraft types. This includes line-fitting Astrova on the airline’s 23 new Airbus … [Read more...]