Satcom Direct (SD) enhances local training for Latin America
Satcom Direct is showcasing its expanding suite of professional training courses to the Latin American business aviation community at LABACE8, 14 – 16 August 2018 – Booth 2005. It says…
SITAONAIR weather solution certified for Inmarsat SB-S
SITAONAIR’s EFB Weather Awareness Solution (eWAS) is the latest application certified by Inmarsat for use across its next-generation SwiftBroadband-Safety (SB-S) communications platform for the flight deck. This will allow airlines…
Intelsat says Horizons 3e satellite now in French Guiana
Intelsat announced today that the Horizons 3e satellite has arrived at the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana, where it will undergo final preparations before its scheduled launch on…
Viasat activates 122 new aircraft in Q1 of fiscal year 2019
Viasat has announced its financial results for the fiscal first quarter ended June 30, 2018, showing revenue for the first quarter of fiscal year 2019 was $438.9 million, up 15%…
SD completes first Ka-band Jet ConneX install for Hongkong Jet
Satcom Direct (SD) has confirmed its first Inmarsat Jet ConneX installation for Deer Jet subsidiary, Hongkong Jet. The high-speed Ka-band service, powered by Inmarsat’s Global Xpress satellite constellation, is being…
Gogo reports revenue of $227.5m and $37.2 m loss in Q2 2018
Gogo has announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2018, showing a consolidated revenue of $227.5 million and a net loss of $37.2 million, an improvement of…
Survey finds demand for inflight Wi-Fi driving airline loyalty
Inflight Wi-Fi is a key driver in forming customer loyalty and satisfaction among today’s airline passengers, according to the industry’s largest poll of passenger attitudes. The fourth annual global Inflight…
Immfly supplies wireless IFE to Wamos Air Boeing 747-400s
Immfly is providing its in-flight digital services on Wamos Air’s Boeing 747-400 aircraft. It says the partnership strengthens Immfly’s presence in the Spanish market, making Wamos Air the fourth Spanish…
Inmarsat reports ‘double-digit’ aviation growth for H1 2018
Inmarsat’s interim results for the first six months of the year showed double-digit growth in its aviation-based inflight connectivity revenues. Aviation was up 38.8% with revenues of $115.5m, driven by…
Vistara selects Bluebox Wow for wireless IFE streaming
Bluebox is to bring wireless IFE to Vistara’s current fleet of 21 Airbus A320 aircraft, with more A320 aircraft on the way. As part of a new fare families announcement,…
Saudi’s Taqnia Space extends capacity with Eutelsat
Saudi Arabia’s Taqnia Space (TSC) has signed a multi-year contract with Eutelsat, including incremental multi-transponder wide-beam capacity on the EUTELSAT 70B satellite as well as the fifth HTS spot beam…
Report says 21,000 aircraft could be fitted with IFC by 2026
A new report by Valour Consultancy says almost four in ten commercial aircraft, globally, will be equipped to provide passengers with in-flight Wi-Fi by the end of 2018. The number…
Indonesian Citilink signs fleet-wide contract for GX Aviation
Inmarsat has signed a contract with Mahata Aero Teknologi (MAT), an Indonesian wireless technology provider, to deploy its GX Aviation inflight connectivity solution on a fleet of 50 Airbus A320…
Honeywell GoDirect to optimise Gulf Air fuel efficiency
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has selected Honeywell GoDirect Flight Efficiency analytics software to reduce fuel costs across its entire Airbus and Boeing fleet and…
