Air France-KLM has agreed a deal with Gogo to bring the 2Ku connectivity service to its long-haul aircraft over the next three years.


Air France-KLM has agreed a deal with Gogo to bring the 2Ku connectivity service to its long-haul aircraft over the next three years.

Gogo has announced that it is developing a next generation ground-based connectivity service, which its says will deliver peak speeds of 100 Mbps.
Qatar Airways will be the launch customer of aircraft tracking solution GlobalBeacon, which complies with ICAO’s Global Aeronautical Distress Safety System.

Thales and SES have teamed up to offer a new in-flight connectivity solution, called FlytLIVE, for airlines serving the Americas.
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SAS Scandinavian Airlines has announced that it will be bringing ViaSat’s high-speed Wi-Fi to its short and medium haul aircraft.

Gogo is set to bring in-flight connectivity to international flights in and out of China after agreeing a partnership with China Telecom Satellite.

iPass has announced an agreement with United Airlines to enable travellers to use its Wi-Fi service while flying.

In-flight Wi-Fi developments and the emergence of the likes of 2Ku, GX and the European Aviation Network are bringing the onboard experience closer to what passengers have at home.

Virgin Australia business class travellers can now enjoy an upgraded cabin on the Boeing 777-300ER, while the carrier will start installing Wi-Fi from next year.

Inmarsat has announced that construction and associated sub-system tests of the satellite for the European Aviation Network connectivity solution has been completed.
Sixty per cent of American travellers said they would be disappointed or frustrated if they were to board an aircraft without Wi-Fi, according to a new survey from Honeywell.

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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