GX+ North America Unveiled, FlightPath3D’s Flying Over Places, and More
INMARSAT AND HUGHES BRING UNRIVALED INFLIGHT CONNECTIVITY TO NORTH AMERICAN AIRLINES AND PASSENGERS GX+ North America will seamlessly combine the Hughes JUPITER satellite fleet, which has the largest Ka-band satellite capacity over the US, with Inmarsat’s Global Xpress, the widest, most resilient global network, to offer faster, more reliable inflight Wi-Fi. Inmarsat, a world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, and Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite networks and services, unveiled a major strategic collaboration that marks an important new step change for North American commercial airlines and their passengers. The companies have joined forces to launch ...
Panasonic Inflight Connectivity Selected by ZIPAIR, New Dates Announced For AIX Hamburg, Crystal Cabin Award Nominations Open and More News
ZIPAIR Selects Panasonic Avionics Connectivity ZIPAIR, the new Japanese middle-long haul carrier, has selected Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic) to provide inflight connectivity (IFC) solutions for its Boeing 787-8 aircraft. ZIPAIR’s B787s will be fitted with Panasonic’s inflight Wi-Fi service. Panasonic’s next generation connectivity enables a host of connectivity benefits, from fast internet to video streaming, all powered by its new satellite modem featuring bandwidth up to twenty times greater than previously available. The announcement marks the beginning of Panasonic’s relationship with ZIPAIR, the new Japanese low-cost carrier which is a 100% subsidiary of Japan Airlines. Shingo Nishida, President of ZIPAIR, said: “By making the most of ...
Challenging Times For the Aerospace Market In The Near-Term
This week there has been a lot of news about the aviation market forecast. Boeing Forecasts Challenging Near-Term Aerospace Market with Resilience in Long Term Near-term industry challenges impact demand for commercial airplanes and services Over 10 years, Boeing Market Outlook shows resilient $8.5 trillion total market Boeing (10/6/20) released its annual forecast for the commercial and defense aerospace market, reflecting the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and Boeing's view of near-, medium- and long-term market dynamics. The 2020 Boeing Market Outlook (BMO) projects that the commercial aviation and services markets will continue to face significant challenges due to the pandemic, while ...
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GX+ North America Unveiled, FlightPath3D’s Flying Over Places, and More
INMARSAT AND HUGHES BRING UNRIVALED INFLIGHT CONNECTIVITY TO NORTH AMERICAN AIRLINES AND PASSENGERS GX+ North America will seamlessly combine the Hughes JUPITER satellite fleet, which has the largest Ka-band satellite capacity over the US, with Inmarsat’s Global Xpress, the widest, most resilient global network, to offer faster, more... [Read more]
Panasonic Inflight Connectivity Selected by ZIPAIR, New Dates Announced For AIX Hamburg, Crystal Cabin Award Nominations Open and More News
ZIPAIR Selects Panasonic Avionics Connectivity ZIPAIR, the new Japanese middle-long haul carrier, has selected Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic) to provide inflight connectivity (IFC) solutions for its Boeing 787-8 aircraft. ZIPAIR’s B787s will be fitted with Panasonic’s inflight Wi-Fi service. Panasonic’s next generation... [Read more]
Challenging Times For the Aerospace Market In The Near-Term
This week there has been a lot of news about the aviation market forecast. Boeing Forecasts Challenging Near-Term Aerospace Market with Resilience in Long Term Near-term industry challenges impact demand for commercial airplanes and services Over 10 years, Boeing Market Outlook shows resilient $8.5 trillion total market Boeing (10/6/20)... [Read more]
An Airline Forum, An IATA Report, and Other Industry News Are This Week’s Highlights
Airline Forum 2020:Virtual exchange accelerates the transformation to the “New Normal” of aviation One of the largest airline IT conferences gathers representatives of 70 airlines | Despite the challenges faced by the airline industry, Lufthansa Systems presents cutting-edge innovations and welcomes new customers. Around 500 users will... [Read more]
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Patent Challenges, Panasonic’s Welcome Aboard Collection and More
SmartSky Beats Gogo’s Patent Challenge SmartSky Networks announces that it has summarily defeated industry incumbent Gogo’s challenge brought before the US Patent & Trademark Office (‘USPTO’) nearly six months ago, proving SmartSky’s longstanding position that its ‘947 patent, which covers some of the most essential features... [Read more]
Lessons Learned & The Up Hill Battle of the Aviation Industry In the Times of COVID-19 and Other Industry News
We are roughly six months into the COVID-19 global pandemic and in that time-frame our industry, and many others, have witnessed some radical and dynamic shifts. As we know, the leisure and family holidays have almost been eradicated with COVID. The air travel industry prior to the pandemic hummed along with business travel accounting for... [Read more]
Galgus Is The Newest Member of the WiFi Alliance and Other News
Galgus, new member of the WiFi Alliance The WiFi Alliance is a global organization in which the main players related to this wireless technology participate, whether they are operators, hardware manufacturers, or software developers. It is also the benchmark certifier for WiFi technology, having completed more than 50,000 certifications since... [Read more]
'Future–proofing' the IFE installation means providing an onboard network with sufficient bandwidth that the airline will never have to tear apart their airplane to re-wire to install upgrades. Fiber-to-the-Seat™ provides a fiber optics network running at a gigabit per second – High-definition video is only the beginning – who knows what the hot, killer apps will be 10-20 years from now?!”