Connectivity
LOT Goes Live with Viasat Inflight Internet on 787s
LOT Polish Airlines' first 787 fitted with inflight internet from Viasat recently entered service, part of an aircraft retrofit program first announced in 2023.
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Approaching the End of the Line
Sometimes things end dramatically. Other times they just peter out.
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Gogo Sees Upside in Imminent Galileo, 5G Activations
Top line numbers suggest Gogo held steady as it navigated the first year of its merged operations with Satcom Direct and transitions towards the Gogo 5G and Galileo platforms for business aviation connectivity.
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A Curious IFC Shift
Operating a multi-supplier IFC portfolio is not unique. Still, sometimes those shifts come as a surprise. A report this week very much fits in that latter category to me.
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ZIPAIR Activates First Starlink Installation
ZIPAIR's first 787 is now fitted with Starlink inflight internet. The carrier expects all eight of its 787s to be flying with the service active in the next few months.
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Laser Links to Space: Proof-of-concept Flies
Is inflight internet ready for a laser-based transformation? Not quite yet, but an optical option has passed the proof-of-concept phase.
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ALL.SPACE Signs Viasat Partnership Deal
Getting a third party terminal on the GX network is not that uncommon. But if the "strategic collaboration ...to integrate, test, and certify the ALL.SPACE Hydra terminal family for operation across Viasat global high-capacity Ka-band network" includes the ViaSat-3 satellites, that would be a significant opening of that ecosystem to outside terminals.
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In-Flight Entertainment
FlightPath3D Boosts Senior Team, Engineering Space to Support Growth
What will three new senior executives and a tripling of office space bring about for FlightPath3D's inflight maps? We're about to find out, as the company highlights new opportunities and teases a couple key areas of product evolution.
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Bluebox strengthens commercial leadership with Board appointment and expanded customer focus
Bluebox Aviation Systems has announced the appointment of Kevin Birchmore to its Board of Directors as Chief Commercial Officer, alongside the promotion of Dougie Brown to lead Account Management and Partnerships.
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Embraer, Lufthansa Technik Bring Big Screen to BizAv
Embraer's new Praetor 500E and 600E models keep innovation alive, delivering an undated suite of cabin technology, developed in cooperation with Lufthansa Technik.
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Cabin Design
Aegean drops A321XLR plan after missing summer window
Greek carrier Aegean Airlines has scrapped plans to take a pair of Airbus A321XLRs to launch flights to India this year after delays in receiving the aircraft meant they would not arrive in time for the summer.
Like my good friend, I'm skeptical of the seat certification claim given that both Iberia and JetBlue are operating the same configuration today. At the same time, however, these planes were supposed to be delivered in December 2025 and January 2026, well prior to the current military-induced airspace mess, so perhaps there's something there.
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Other Industry News
Southwest Cuts O’Hare, Dulles Service
Scratch two airports from the Southwest Airlines route map. The carrier will halt operations at Washington-Dulles and Chicago O'Hare from 4 June 2026.
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