The new AirFi LEO product will enable basic web services such as online payments, real-time bookings and social media usage at 35,000 feet.
Redefining the end-to-end passenger experience | Independent news and events
Redefining the end-to-end passenger experience | Independent news and events
The latest news and analysis in the field of in-flight connectivity, covering onboard Wi-Fi, satellite connectivity solutions, in-flight mobile phone use and personal electronic devices.
The new AirFi LEO product will enable basic web services such as online payments, real-time bookings and social media usage at 35,000 feet.
The two parties will be able to combine their services to offer broadband inflight connectivity paired with high-value solutions and services to airlines.
Following the launch of a new app, AirlineCheckins Plus customers can now access inflight Wi-Fi onboard 36 airlines thanks to a partnership with iPass.
The survey, conducted by Populus on behalf of Inmarsat, found that 91% of 18-30 year olds and 90% of business travellers would use in-flight Wi-Fi.
Indonesian LCC Citilink has confirmed that it will install Inmarsat’s high-speed GX Aviation inflight connectivity solution on 50 Airbus A320s.
The LSE/Inmarsat report suggests the connected aircraft has the potential to save airlines billions of dollars annually by delivering operational efficiencies.
SAS Scandinavian Airlines’ Gunilla Ait El Mekki outlines the thinking behind the introduction of high-speed Wi-Fi on the carrier’s short-haul aircraft.
Ultra low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines has revealed that it will install Wi-Fi across its fleet and has selected Thales Group as its inflight connectivity partner.
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The new Extreme Throughput Satellite (XTS) will provide Panasonic customers with multiple gigahertz of new Ku-band capacity over China and around East Asia using narrow XTS spot beams.
The five launch members of the Seamless Air Alliance say the collaborative initiative “will usher in a new era of innovation for airlines on all routes”.
The deal covers at least 58 of United’s new Boeing 737 MAX aircraft and will support high-speed Wi-Fi, VPN access and wireless IFE.
Aeromexico will install 2Ku on an additional nine Boeing 737-800NGs, bringing the total number of aircraft equipped with the Ku-band solution to 29.
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