PaxEx Update: 2019-07-05
Hello and welcome to the PaxEx Update for 5 July 2019, bringing you biggest headlines on what's changed for passenger experience in the past week.
SAS
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SAS picks Inmarsat GX for A350 connectivity
The new A350-900 fleet for SAS will fly with the Inmarsat GX Aviation inflight wifi product when they are delivered beginning at the end of...
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DLD 241: Quiet anger
Can we talk about that new livery? Plus, more Mexico, SAS's strike and who really owns Hong Kong Airlines these days?
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Digging in to Global Connectivity Revenues
A pair of recent earnings reports left open questions about just how many aircraft are generating how much inflight connectivity revenue. Both Gogo and Inmarsat clarified those...
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Finnair ends free trial, rolls out wifi charges
All good things must end some day. For most Finnair passengers that means no more free access to fast wifi on the company's short-haul flights....
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SAS & Viasat connect on short-haul: It just works
It worked, exactly as advertised. That was the main takeaway from last week's media demo flight of the new SAS high-speed inflight internet service on...
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More, better and cheaper wifi in the sky!
More planes are flying with wifi than ever before. Added bonus: It is generally more useful and cheaper, too! Some great data out in the...
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Beyond sound bites: Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary on Inflight Connectivity
Not a chance. You'll never see inflight connectivity on a Ryanair plane. Unless, of course, it is free and passengers' buying patterns shift. Michael O'Leary...
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Surfing on Finnair, SAS: In-flight wifi coming to short-haul fleets
Passengers on SAS and Finnair will get internet service on European routes starting next year. Both carriers committed to service from ViaSat with installations beginning...
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SAS Kills the Oil Route
In the world of niche routes the all-business class flight between Houston and Stavanger, Norway is towards the top of the list. At least for...