Mobile Connectivity

[Via Satellite 08-04-2015] Cobham Satcom aims to position itself as a growing presence on the In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) landscape. The company supplies equipment to airlines to help them enable the next generation of connectivity services on their fleet. This includes major U.S. airline Hawaiian Airlines, which is currently running a key connectivity trial alongside Cobham...

South Africa A Wi-Fi telecommunications company, WirelessG, based in South Africa, has launched what it claims is a “world first” mobile service where a customer who purchases a 3G/4G data bundle on the

[Via Satellite 07-25-2014] Japanese airline Skymark Airlines is providing In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) free of charge to fliers via Panasonic Avionics’s eXConnect global connectivity service. The airline intends to equip Airbus A330s with Panasonic IFC for domestic flights, and said it expects to offer the same free service internationally on the Airbus A380. The first international...

[Via Satellite 07-24-2014] China Eastern Airlines has equipped an Airbus A330 aircraft with In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) capability. China Telecom Satellite is providing the service through Panasonic’s eXConnect system. The first aircraft is dedicated to routes between Shanghai and Beijing so government officials can evaluate the service prior to granting approval for other domestic and international...

[Via Satellite 06-09-2014] Gogo completed an agreement with American Airlines to start installing its Air-to-Ground (ATG) connectivity service on the airline’s 30 new Bombardier CRJ-900 NextGen aircraft. These connected aircraft will build on American Airlines’ fleet of more than 850 that are currently outfitted with Gogo’s ATG and ATG-4 connectivity service. “American Airlines was the...

[Long Beach, Calif. 06-06-14] President of TMF Associates Tim Farrar looked out at the 300-plus aviation professionals at the inaugural Global Connected Aircraft Summit (GCA Summit) and took a guess. “Maybe it’s the connectivity bubble,” he said, in an effort to explain the unusually dense attendance to a closing session of a first-year conference. Though Farrar didn’t...

[Via Satellite 05-15-2014] Gogo received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and certification from the Japanese Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) to install its Ku-band satellite connectivity service on Japan Airlines’ (JAL) 777-300 aircraft. This is the second type of aircraft from Japan Airlines to receive FAA and JCAB approval. Gogo...

Spirit Airlines has selected the Exelis aircraft surveillance solution, known as Symphony® OpsVue™, to visually track its aircraft fleet while on the ground. This solution provides a highly accurate and reliable flight tracking network of aircraft surveillance data on a single Web-based display. Spirit Airlines’ aircraft fleet is currently fully equipped with Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) transponders. ADS-B equipage enables operations personnel...

[Via Satellite 02-03-2014] Transaero Airlines is expanding its in-flight Internet and mobile connectivity communication services. The airline started providing high-speed broadband Internet and mobile communications services onboard its aircraft in 2012. Transaero now offers these services on 14 of its long-haul aircraft and two medium-haul Boeing 737 Classics. Currently 10 additional Transaero aircraft are undergoing...

[Via Satellite 01-17-2014] DISH and Southwest Airlines are extending their partnership and their “TV Flies Free” program. Through Dec. 31, 2014, Southwest customers with Internet-ready devices will have free access to almost 20 live TV channels and 75 on-demand shows on any of Southwest’s Wi-Fi-enabled aircraft. “By extending our partnership with Southwest we are able...