Connectivity
Solving the Thales Ka-band antenna conundrum
Rip-and-replace is rarely good news for an on-aircraft hardware system. But there's at least one big winner with the latest revision to the Thales Ka-band in-flight connectivity offering. The Thinkom ThinAir Ka2517 has been confirmed on an Spirit Airlines A321 headed towards certification.
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Cathay Pacific picks Telekom for common portal plan
Delivering a consistent user experience across multiple in-flight connectivity providers is not an easy task. It all starts at the capture portal. And now Cathay Pacific has a plan to deliver a single interface for passengers, in partner with Deutsche Telekom.
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SmartSky appoints David Helfgott as CEO
There's a new boss in town at SmartSky. David Helfgott takes over as CEO of the company, replacing Haynes Griffin. Griffin will remain as executive chairman at the company as part of the transition.
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Global Eagle bankruptcy exit plan approved
Global Eagle received court approval to sell the bulk of its assets to its primary debt-holders, paving a path for its exit from Chapter 11 bankruptcy court protection. The deal wipes nearly a quarter billion dollars of debt from the books and delivers a fresh infusion of cash to boost operations.
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In-Flight Entertainment
Immfly launches ground experience bookings in the sky
Passengers can add to their activities at the destination while en route, while airlines have an opportunity to increase ancillary revenue through the system thanks to a new partnership between Immfly and GetYourGuide.
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AirFi, Spafax Partner for Next-Gen IFE Content, Advertising Solutions
The next generation of in-flight content and advertising solutions will be driven by data analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence. Spafax and AirFi’s partnership will further expand into this market, delivering a joint suite of new products and services for airline customers.
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Profit, not pandemic, is driving closure of aerospace supplier’s 575-employee Kent plant
Bad news for the Carlisle Interconnect Technologies site in Kent, Washington just got a little worse. Turns out the supplier for wiring bundles and other systems components may not have been completely honest about why the Puget Sound location is slated to close.
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Cabin Design
SAS takes delivery of first A321LR
Sure, it is a few months later than expected, but SAS took delivery of its first A321LR aircraft today. It is the first of three LRs the company expects to join the fleet, offering service in transatlantic markets that are too small to support twin-aisle aircraft.
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Other Industry News
'Bad math': Airlines' COVID safety analysis challenged by expert
The scientist behind the IATA-backed research suggesting a lightning strike is more likely than catching COVID on a plane is very, very unhappy with how his study is being framed. Though it is unlikely many will notice as the "struck by lightning" comparison was a pretty good sound bite.
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