Connectivity
De-risking IFC with OneWeb’s new JetTalk terminal
Chapter 11 is disappearing quickly from the rear view mirror. Satellite launches resumed and the constellation continues to grow. And earlier this month a new deal regarding an in-flight connectivity terminal and antenna solution helped buoy the company's position further. To say that OneWeb is on a roll lately might be a massive understatement.
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GTCR boosts Gogo stake
GTCR, a leading private equity firm, will convert all of its $105.7 million principal amount of Gogo's 6.0% Convertible Senior Notes due 2022 into shares of Gogo's common stock. The deal will see GTCR receive 19.1 million shared of Gogo stock, giving the company a 28.6% ownership stake in Gogo.
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In-Flight Entertainment
FlightPath3D tops 3,000 installs, prepares for future growth
Airlines may have slowed cabin upgrades during the pandemic, but FlightPath3D managed to emerge with a growing number of aircraft installed and high expectations for the coming year. The company believes a 30%+ increase of equipped aircraft is viable, along with some updated tech to help airlines derive ancillary revenues from the system.
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Sponsored Link
Avi & Aya's Airplane Adventure takes flight!
You can do anything and be anyone you want to be. This is the message of the highly anticipated new children’s book, Aya and Avi’s Airplane Adventure. The book features main characters Aya – an aviation-obsessed girl who dreams of being a pilot and Avi – who can be a bit shy at first but learns to love the magic of flight; and follows their journey through an airplane ride with Dad and Papa to visit their fabulous Aunt Sofia.
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Cabin Design
Celebrating the future of aircraft interiors with the 2021 Crystal Cabin Awards winners
A look at the finalists and winners of the 14th Crystal Cabin Awards, presented today in Hamburg, makes clear that innovation remains strong in the aircraft interiors world.
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Loyalty
Aeroplan extends elite status through 2022
With a quarter of the year gone recovery of the Canadian aviation sector remains a long way away. Air Canada acknowledged this, choosing to extend elite status in the company's Aeroplan frequent flyer program another year.
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Other Industry News
U.S. FAA approves design of 737 MAX 8200 variant
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Wednesday it had approved the design for the Boeing 737-8200, part of the Boeing 737 MAX series, a necessary step before the U.S. planemaker can begin delivering the airplanes to Ryanair.
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Mark Your Calendars for Cranky Dorkfest on September 18
Cranky Dorkfest is back, or at least that's the plan. And, per recent tradition, it overlaps with NYCAviation's SoptLAX weekend.
Hope to see you there!
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Norse Atlantic snags former Norwegian planes for launch
Picking up some of Norwegian's old 787s was always part of the plan for Norse Atlantic's launch later this year. Picking up its troubled history gaining access to the US market, however, is less useful.
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