Southwest’s first Panasonic connected plane is flying
The first of "hundreds" of Southwest Airlines planes to carry the Panasonic Avionics Ku-band wifi kit is now in service. Most passengers won't notice a...
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Quick Take: Better IFE/C flies for Four Seasons Private Jet Tours
The company behind the Four Seasons private jet tours upgraded its 757 to include the Inmarsat GX high-speed inflight internet service on board and early...
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Southwest takes its first 737 MAX
Southwest Airlines is the proud owner of a 737 MAX 8. The airline took delivery of its first 737MAX yesterday afternoon, bringing ship N7810M from...
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Qatar Airways, Inmarsat certify GX inflight internet on 777 fleet
Qatar Airways passengers inched closer to flying with high-speed inflight internet connectivity this week. The Inmarsat GX solution is now certified on the 777 fleet,...
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Alaska Airlines goes Gogo 2Ku for inflight wifi upgrade
We've known an upgrade to the Alaska Airlines inflight internet service was coming. Now we know who will provide that service. Gogo's 2Ku kit will...
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GEE scores connectivity line-fit first on 737MAX line
Getting wifi on to new 737MAX planes just got a little easier. Global Eagle is the first vendor to secure line-fit offerability from Boeing for...
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ViaSat talks up line-fit, aviation backlog as ViaSat-2 nears service
With its newest satellite now in orbit ViaSat keen to resume its growth path, both in the air and on the ground. CEO Mark Dankberg...
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Virgin Australia confirms plans for fleet-wide wifi
More faster inflight wifi is coming to Australia. Virgin Australia completed its trials of the Gogo 2Ku platform and is moving forward with a wider...
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Big bucks, big bills for Gogo in Q2 ’17
More passengers are using Gogo's service but that doesn't translate into greater profits. Costs are also up and consumers may find themselves soon paying more...
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Passengers don’t care about perks
What's an airline to do when 60% of those surveyed say they won't pay extra to avoid a middle seat? In part looking at who...