Growth, diversification key for Global Eagle’s next steps
Southwest Airlines is set to get a boost in its inflight connectivity performance as provider Global Eagle dedicates a(nother) satellite to its network. GEE is...
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Icelandair brings new meaning to inflight entertainment
Quick Take: I don’t even know where to begin with this. A celebration of history is fun but I’m less convinced about a live action...
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Gogo’s win-win-win: Everyone happier with 2Ku on board
Good news (though hardly a surprise): Gogo's 2Ku service is driving higher revenue for the company. Passengers, airlines and the service provider all win with...
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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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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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JetBlue Growing Mint, Seats, IFE and More
New seats, a new entertainment system, new galleys, more wifi and even a mild STFU to a Wall Street analyst. Yup, just another quarter on...
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Friday Flyday: Chasing the Sunset Across America
It was a bit of a mess to get started thanks to PANYNJ and the JFK AirTrain. But we made the flight and it was...
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Where will the shakeout come from in the in-flight connectivity market?
"How much blood do you have in your pockets? You’re bleeding out all this time." When that's how a senior exec in the industry is...
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Bugs and quirks day one: American’s 787 in-flight entertainment + connectivity
American Airlines' latest and greatest planes have in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) systems to match. Alas, they weren't working so well on day one of...