Finnair will be bringing ViaSat’s high-speed internet to its short-haul Airbus A320 fleet, starting in May 2017.

Finnair will be bringing ViaSat’s high-speed internet to its short-haul Airbus A320 fleet, starting in May 2017.
Honeywell has received the final certification from Inmarsat for its JetWave hardware, having already received certification from the FAA and EASA.
APEX’s Joe Leader, Brian Richardson and Michael Childers offer their thoughts on the future relationship between technology and the passenger experience.
Boeing has announced that it is using its new vCabin tool to test a range of interactive technologies that could revolutionise the aircraft cabin.
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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.
FTE takes a look at the progress being made on real-time aircraft tracking and considers the obstacles to widespread adoption.
ViaSat has won the battle to install in-flight connectivity on American Airlines’ 100 new Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.
A survey conducted by Inmarsat and GfK has found that 54% of passengers would prefer to have onboard connectivity than in-flight meals or IFE.
The low-cost in-flight connectivity plan is called “Social-Lite” and offers 20MB of data at 64kbps surfing speed for US$5.
IAG has announced an investment in Gogo’s 2Ku technology to provide in-flight connectivity on long-haul British Airways, Aer Lingus and Iberia services.
FTE speaks to ViaSat, Inmarsat, GEE, Rockwell Collins, Gogo and Thales about the latest developments in the in-flight connectivity market.
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