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Executive Moves
Satmex Hires new Director of North American Sales Satélites Mexicanos (Satmex) has hired Erik Hansen as its director of North American sales. Hansen has more than 12 years of experience...
Africa / Middle East
ITC Global Purchases Remaining Stake in African VSAT Maritime enterprise satellite communications provider ITC Global has acquired the remaining 10 percent interest in VSAT specialist ITC Guinea to obtain complete...
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Europe
Ateme Contracted by 2 SAT to Upgrade SNG Trucks Satellite connectivity provider 2 SAT Europe has chosen compression products developer Ateme to upgrade its digital satellite newsgathering (SNG) fleet. Ateme...
South America
Gilat Inks SkyEdge 2 Contract with Servicio Satelital Gilat Satellite Networks has been contracted by Argentina’s Servicio Satelital to provide its SkyEdge 2 Hub and broadband satellite platform that Servicio...
Panasonic, AeroMexico in IFE Support Contract
Panasonic Avionics has a new 10-year contract to provide technical support services for AeroMexico’s fleet of 737-800 BSI aircraft.

 The Lake Forest, Calif.-based avionics supplier said the contract requires it...
Thales, Honeywell Partner for In-Flight Broadband
Thales will partner with Honeywell to bring the global broadband aircraft connectivity to the world aviation industry. The companies are working to integrate the Honeywell-developed GX Aviation Ka-band satcom avionics...
Gogo Raises IFEC Prices, Expands to More Delta Aircraft
In-flight connectivity provider Gogo recently raised its in-flight Wi-Fi service pricing options on Virgin America and Delta flights. Gogo is now charging $10 per hour and no longer allows passenger...
China Southern to Launch Thales AVANT for B777 Fleet
China Southern Airlines has a new agreement with Thales to install the TopSeries AVANT in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) systems on its fleet of Boeing 777-300ERs. Thales said China Southern...