Azul opts for FlightTracker/Aireon space-based ADS-B tracking
Azul Linhas Aéreas has become the first airline in the Americas to opt for real-time flight tracking capabilities onboard aircraft with SITAONAIR’s AIRCOM FlightTracker. The Brazilian low-cost carrier has upgraded…
Inmarsat has been sold in £2.6bn deal with Triton Bidco
Inmarsat has been sold for £2.6bn to a consortium led by Apax Partners after lodging a formal takeover bid last week. The consortium, known as Triton Bidco, includes Apax Partners, Warburg…
Inmarsat shares leap after approach by Apax/Warburg Pincus
Inmarsat shares jumped more than 70p yesterday after a bid from an investor group led by buyout firms Apax and Warburg Pincus, and two Canadian pension funds – the Canada…
China’s AirMedia now distributor for Honeywell JetWave
AirMedia subsidiary Air Esurfing has been selected as the sole distributor of Honeywell’s next-generation JetWave satellite communications hardware in China. This will enable Chinese airlines to have access to an…
AMAC Aerospace to fit Ka-band inflight connectivity to a B737
AMAC Aerospace is pleased to announce that a new contract has been signed for a Boeing B737. The aircraft will arrive mid June in Basel, Switzerland. The aircraft will undergo…
OneWeb secures £1.25bn in new capital for next phase
OneWeb has announced it has secured its largest fundraising round to date with the successful raise of $1.25 billion in new capital. This brings the total funds raised to $3.4…
Gogo adopts Amazon Web Services (AWS) for cloud
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced that Gogo is moving its entire infrastructure to AWS, going all-in on the world’s leading cloud. Gogo has already migrated the vast majority of…
European Iris programme enters implementation phase
Inmarsat has announced that the research phase of its Iris air traffic management programme has successfully concluded and work on commercial implementation has now commenced. In partnership with the European…
Cobham showcases AVIATOR S for SB-S in Munich
Cobham Satcom is showing its compact AVIATOR S terminal for Inmarsat SwiftBroadband-Safety (SB-S) at the “Connected Aircraft” event in Munich. The small, lightweight, HELGA (HLD and Enhanced LGA) antenna reduces…
Teledyne Controls: ‘Spinning’ or ‘streaming’ aircraft data
What is the difference being “spinning data” and “streaming data”? That was the question posed by Murray Skelton, Senior Director of Aircraft Solution Strategy, Teledyne Controls, at the ‘Connected Aircraft’…
‘Connected Aircraft’ event taking place in Munich, Germany
The two-day Connected Aircraft event, being held at the MOC Conference Centre in Munich, is under way. The event is being held as part of the Aerospace Technology Week. The…
TAP Air Portugal adopts AeroMobile inflight connectivity
AeroMobile, a subsidiary of Panasonic Avionics, has announced that TAP Air Portugal has adopted its ‘inflight connectivity’ system for its Airbus A330-900neo. The onboard service allows its passengers in all…
Thales and Vodafone join UK’s NBEC BLOS partnership
Thales and Vodafone have joined the UK’s National Beyond visual line of sight Experimentation Corridor (NBEC) partnership alongside founding partners Cranfield University and Blue Bear Research Systems. The NBEC flight…
Inmarsat delivers 2018 results and doubles IFC revenues
Inmarsat has delivered its 2018 results, showing good growth in revenue, with year-on-year increases of 5.3% and more than double inflight connectivity revenues. Group Revenue (ex Ligado) for 2018 increased…
