Economy Class & Beyond

Croatia Airlines to fit Panasonic Avionics Wi-Fi aboard its Airbus A220

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Croatia Airlines will be adding inflight connectivity for the first time, with them selecting Panasonic Avionics Ku-band connectivity equipment. Croatian Airlines portal - Image, Panasonic Avioincs.  The airline has committed to outfitting its fleet with Wi-Fi capabilities for the first time ever, through the installation of Panasonic Avionics’ Ku-band satellite … [Read more...]

Air India selects Thales AVANT IFE System for its long haul fleet

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Earlier this week, Air India took some big steps forward in its inflight entertainment offering with them selecting Thales AVANT Up for its widebody fleet. Thales Avant for Air India - Image, Thales As part of the tender, Thales will upgrade and retrofit Air India’s current fleet of 40 Boeing 777s and 787s with its AVANT Up system, starting in 2024 and continuing … [Read more...]

Lufthansa Group signs for a further 150 European Aviation Network installs

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Viasat and Lufthansa Group are building on their existing partnership, with Lufthansa Group signing to extend their European Aviation Network installs on their short-to-medium-haul fleet.  Some of the airlines having EAN installs - Image, Viasat/Lufthansa Group.  The installations will be across its Lufthansa, SWISS, and Austrian Airlines fleets – with the … [Read more...]

Icelandair selects Panasonic Avionics Astrova IFE

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For those travelling and who love a screen in front of them, Icelandair has selected Pansonic Avionics to supply In-Flight entertainment and digital solutions for its upcoming Airbus A321LR aircraft. Icelandair Airbus A321LR - Rendering, Airbus.  Pansonic Avionics will offer its Astrova seat-end IFE solution, which will be installed throughout Icelandair’s A321neo LR … [Read more...]

Lufthansa to introduce free inflight messaging in Europe

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Lufthansa's latest carrot to be dangled to its passengers is one I've covered recently - free inflight messaging.  Lufthansa Airbus A320-200 - taking off - Image, Economy Class and Beyond It will be offered on Lufthansa's short- and medium-haul flights on aircraft which have European Aviation Network connectivity installed with FlyNet activated (namely the Airbus A320 … [Read more...]

Cyprus Airways to deploy AirFi Wireless IFE

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Cyprus Airlines is working with AirFi to deploy ireless in-flight entertainment across its fleet of Airbus jets. The airline is installing AirFi’s portable wireless streaming solutions onboard its all-Airbus fleet of two A320 and two A220 aircraft. It will also seek to outfit new aircraft that are added to the fleet with AirFi’s products in the near term. Each … [Read more...]

Delta Air Lines selects Hughes In-Flight Connectivity

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There's big news from Hughes Network Systems and Delta Air Lines, who have selected the Hughes In-Flight connectivity solution to power passenger Wi-Fi service on more than 400 Boeing 717 and regional jets serving North America. This covers the Boeing 717 fleet, Bombardier CRJ700, CRJ900 and Embraer E-175 fleets The program is already underway and on schedule with … [Read more...]

Qatar Airways to partner with Starlink for In-Flight Connectivity

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It seems that Qatar Airways has found a new partner to supply in-flight connectivity - with them wishing to partner with SpaceX's Starlink. This will be the largest Starlink aviation connectivity deal to date, with Qatar Airways aiming to roll out a complimentary high-speed, low-latency internet connectivity experience onboard specific aircraft and routes. No quantity … [Read more...]

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