Lufthansa has announced the first A320 aircraft with broadband will fly this autumn, with the rest of the A320 family’s installation coming by 2018.
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Lufthansa has announced the first A320 aircraft with broadband will fly this autumn, with the rest of the A320 family’s installation coming by 2018.
Over 20 airlines and 1,000 aircraft will have access to the Ku-band broadband service, after Panasonic announced a one-year extension to its China trials.
Finnair has announced that it will be bringing Wi-Fi to its A330 aircraft for long-haul flights, with the installation to be finished by May 2017.
XL Airways is partnering with Immfly to offer a new wireless entertainment service for flights to the Caribbean, North America and Indian Ocean.
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FTE speaks to ViaSat, Inmarsat, GEE, Rockwell Collins, Gogo and Thales about the latest developments in the in-flight connectivity market.
Air Canada will install Gogo’s 2Ku satellite technology on its wide-body fleet, starting with its Boeing 777 aircraft, before moving on to the 787s.
Qantas says the high-speed connectivity service will enable passengers to stream movies and watch live TV onboard domestic flights.
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SWISS will trial in-flight phone calls on its new Boeing 777-300ER, but has vowed to keep a close eye on how the service impacts the passenger experience.
The Federal Aviation Administration has granted approval to Honeywell Aerospace’s JetWave wireless in-flight connectivity system for the Boeing 757.
Inmarsat says global Commercial Service Introduction was achieved during December 2015 for its three-satellite Global Xpress (GX) constellation.
Aeromexico has become the launch customer for Rockwell Collins’ ARINC MultiLink flight tracking service, following the successful completion of trials.
Royal Jordanian is using Rockwell Collins’ entire suite of ARINC GLOBALink services, including Very High Frequency (VHF), SATCOM and HFDL.
From 2015-2021, the Asia Pacific market is forecast to experience the highest CAGR of 26%, while the global connectivity market will be worth $5.5 billion.
Singapore Airlines has partnered with SITAONAIR to install GX Aviation high-speed connectivity on its long-haul fleet, which will be rolled out in 2016.
Passengers flying on the A330 recently added to the Air Seychelles fleet will be able to connect to the Internet thanks to Panasonic-powered onboard Wi-Fi.
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