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Kymeta to develop flat-panel Ku-band antenna for Panasonic
Panasonic Avionics and Kymeta are to launch a new high-performance flat-panel Ku-band antenna for maritime markets. The technology could, in time, find its way to the inflight connectivity market. The...
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Inflight connectivity – what can we expect in 2016?
The inflight connectivity market each year is never dull and 2016 should be no exception. But what can we expect in terms of news in 2016? “Get Connected’s” Steve Nichols takes a look. It has been a...
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Satcom Direct sees big potential for bizav in Gulf region
Derek Donahue, Satcom Direct’s Regional Director for Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa, (EEMEA). Connectivity specialist Satcom Direct says it sees great potential for its business aviation...
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FAA approves Honeywell Inmarsat GX hardware for B757
Honeywell’s JetWave MCS-8200 fuselage-mounted antenna for Inmarsat GX Honeywell Aerospace’s JetWave wireless in-flight connectivity system has received U.S. Federal Aviation Administration approval for...
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Inmarsat Jet ConneX business data packages unveiled
Inmarsat’s Jet ConneX data packages. Image: Satcom Direct. The monthly data packages available to business aviation users of Inmarsat’s Ka-band Jet ConneX service have now been made public. Jet ConneX...
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Singapore selects Thales Ka-band connectivity for A350 XWBs
Dominique Giannoni, Thales’ CEO, Inflight Entertainment and Connectivity, at Farnborough 2014. Thales has been selected to equip Singapore Airlines’ Airbus A350 XWBs with its AVANT IFE system and...
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Thales says passengers want a ‘fully-connected experience’
Thales’ Glenn Latta. Thales InFlyt Experience CEO Glenn Latta says it will be focusing on how it can integrate the entire passenger experience when it exhibits at the Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) at...
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Bombardier WAVE inflight Wi-Fi receives Canadian STC
Bombardier’s WAVE (Wireless Access Virtually Everywhere) ultra-high-speed Ka-band inflight Wi-Fi solution has been awarded a supplemental type certificate (STC) from Transport Canada (TC). The new...
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AIX2016: First SUMS GX antenna mount to be fitted on A320
The SUMS GX antenna mounting system from EAD Aerospace. EAD Aerospace says work on the first installation of its Satcom Universal Mounting System (SUMS) GX antenna mount on an Airbus A320 should start...
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Honeywell updates on Inmarsat GX JetWave deployment
Honeywell’s fuselage-mounted Ka-band MCS-8200 antenna for Inmarsat’s GX Aviation service. Honeywell Aerospace has confirmed details of its current JetWave equipment roll-out for Inmarsat’s Global...
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EBACE: Inmarsat Jet ConneX poised for commercial launch
Inmarsat’s Kurt Weidemeyer Inmarsat’s Ka-band Jet ConneX (JX) inflight connectivity offering for the business aviation community is nearly ready for full commercial service introduction, but no firm...
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Inflight connectivity: Survey finds global demand hits new highs
A passenger using a laptop in flight with inflight connectivity. Image: Emirates. A new survey conducted by Inmarsat and GfK shows that 92% of passengers would like to access inflight connectivity and...
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Kymeta mTenna product line planned for launch in 2017
Kymeta plans to release the first commercial units of its meta-materials technology-based mTenna in 2017. The small mTenna Ka-band terminal will bring connectivity to platforms that are too small for...
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Inmarsat’s GX Aviation in-flight connectivity certified for A320
Honeywell JetWave hardware Inmarsat has announced that its Global Xpress (GX Aviation) in-flight connectivity service has been certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for the Airbus...
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Air New Zealand to introduce GX inflight Wi-Fi in 2017
An Air New Zealand Airbus A320neo. Image: Airbus. Air New Zealand says it will begin rolling out Inmarsat’s GX Aviation Ka-band inflight Wi-Fi on its jet services in 2017. Chief Executive Officer...
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Aero-Satcom becomes Inmarsat GX government VAR
An Inmarsat I-5 satellite for its Ka-band GX Aviation service. Aero-Satcom, the joint venture between Eclipse and NSSLGlobal, has signed an agreement with Inmarsat’s Global Government business unit to...
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Kymeta to develop flat-panel Ku-band antenna for Panasonic
Panasonic Avionics and Kymeta are to launch a new high-performance flat-panel Ku-band antenna for maritime markets. The technology could, in time, find its way to the inflight connectivity market. The...
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Inflight connectivity – what can we expect in 2016?
The inflight connectivity market each year is never dull and 2016 should be no exception. But what can we expect in terms of news in 2016? “Get Connected’s” Steve Nichols takes a look. It has been a...
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Airbus to build two L/Ka-band satellites for Inmarsat
Inmarsat satellite coverage map. Airbus Defence and Space has been awarded a contract by Inmarsat to design and develop the first two Inmarsat-6 (I-6) mobile communications satellites in a contract...
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Inmarsat confirms global service for GX constellation
An Inmarsat I-5 satellite for its Ka-band GX Aviation service. Inmarsat has confirmed that global Commercial Service Introduction (CSI) was achieved during December 2015 for its new Global Xpress (GX)...
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