Connectivity
AJet, TCI Bring First Aircraft Online
The first connected AJet aircraft now has inflight internet hardware installed, with integration services provided by TCI Aircraft Interiors.
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Avianca Picks Multi-orbit Inflight Internet from SES
Avianca's new inflight internet service, formally announced last week, will be powered by the SES multi-orbit offering.
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Alaska Airlines Goes Live with Starlink Wi-Fi systems on Embraer planes
The first few Alaska Airlines/Starlink planes are now in service, ahead of schedule. The carrier activated the solution on a handful of E175s this month, with the full fleet conversion still anticipated to complete in 2027.
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Korean Air Picks Starlink for Full Fleet Connectivity
Korean Air will deploy the Starlink inflight internet solution across its fleet, and it will bring Asiana Airlines, Jin Air, Air Busan, and Air Seoul along for the ride.
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NetJets Swaps to Starlink
NetJets will fit more than 600 business jets with the Starlink inflight internet service, dramatically trimming its use of Gogo's IFC solutions.
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Safran to Sell IFEC Segment | PaxEx.Aero
Safran will sell its Safran Passenger Innovations (SPI) unit to Kingswood Capital Management, part of its continued efforts to divest "non-core" operations.
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Viasat Plans Expanded Multi-orbit BizAv Internet Services
Viasat will further expand its JetXP internet service for business aviation with a multi-link, multi-orbit solution in the years ahead.
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In-Flight Entertainment
Delta Tops 1,000 Sync Wi-Fi Aircraft, Continues IFE/C Improvements
Delta continues to expand content available for passengers, with updates to the moving map and streaming entertainment coming across the more than 1,000 planes now carrying its fast and free inflight internet service.
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Astrova Tops 100 "Program"s Committed
Astrova, the newest inflight entertainment offering from Panasonic Avionics, now holds contracts to fly on more than 100 airline programs, just three years after its launch.
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Cabin Design
TAP Teases Premium Economy, with a Twist
The allure of premium economy's increased revenue is calling TAP Air Portugal, but the carrier will skip over one key element of the experience.
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Jazeera Activates Expliseat on A320neo Refresh
Jazeera Airways will deploy Expliseat's TiSeat 2X seats on its A320neo fleet, reducing cabin weight while increasing density.
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Other Industry News
The night everything at DCA finally went wrong - The Air Current
D.C. midair crash was the result of a complete collapse of the protections designed to keep aviation safe — and the institutions that design and maintain them
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Boom Pivots to Power
Can selling power generation be Boom's ticket to success? Or is it just more distraction from the technical and financial challenges of supersonic commercial flight?
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BAGTAG Adds Airport Kiosk Integration with Amadeus
The digital baggage tag world continues to evolve, approaching the tipping point of both network reach and functionality. Sitting down with BAGTAG founder Jasper Quak after roughly a decade of questioning if his company's offering(s) will ever really see success was an insightful conversation.
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American Airlines is stuck behind its rivals. Does it finally have a plan to soar higher?
American Airlines is in the midst of a consequential transformation, but not without challenges
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