Connectivity

This week's Flight Friday looks back at passenger flights (cycles) during 2023.

The 5G system has been live at Singapore's Changi Airport since March 2023 and will be trialed into 2025.

Flight departures and arrivals. Aircraft maintenance. Sustainability. What do these aviation keywords have in common? Data generation and the power to predict.

ATW editors discuss new cabin products and innovations seen at the Aircraft Interiors Expo better known as AIX.

We look at Asia Pacific, China and India utilization, and what the effects of the removal of China’s Zero COVID policy had since December 2022.

Connected ecosystem, connected aviation, connected airports. What's all this connected lingo and what does it all mean? Read more for better connections.

The airline plans to equip its A220-300 fleet with Starlink by the end of 2023.

5G networks for aviation are taking hold.

150-tower network now covers all contiguous U.S.

Exec says this next generation will increase performance and capability.

If expectations of connectivity are growing in the commercial airline market, they are already being outstripped by those in the executive aircraft

The number of IFC-equipped commercial aircraft is expected to double by the end of this decade, according to a new report. Space consulting and market

Passenger expectations of what it means to have good connectivity onboard are changing and outpacing what many airlines can provide.

The decision by satellite communications companies OneWeb and Intelsat to sign a global distribution partnership agreement to offer airlines seamless

Carriers are finding new ways to encourage passengers to pay for flexibility and a smooth journey.

Thales is finding customers that are taking up more technology features of its Avant Up inflight entertainment system.

Qatar Airways has expanded its partnership with Inmarsat to provide inflight connectivity (IFC) on its Boeing 737-10 and 787-9 fleet.

The IFC agreement between Intelsat and India's Nelco aims to provide end-to-end broadband coverage on domestic and international airliners flying to or from Indian airports, as well as aircraft flying over the country.

Saudia plans to launch the terminal on 35 of its Airbus A321neo and A321XLR aircraft beginning in early 2023.

When FAA issued its plan to ensure airliner avionic systems would not be compromised by incoming 5G wireless phone service across the US, airlines

Satellite connectivity provider Satcom Direct announced the first planned installation of its Plane Simple Ku-band antenna system on a first special mission aircraft, an Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante operated by airborne data capture company Fototerra of Brazil.

The FAA’s decision to push radio altimeter upgrades as wireless companies roll out new 5G networks has airlines on edge.

NASA study seeks to improve air-to-ground connectivity for commercial aviation.

Aerospace company Thales Group, mobile phone chip maker Qualcomm Technologies and telecommunications company Ericsson plan to test and validate low Earth orbit satellite-based 5G network technologies for mobile phones.

Pilots’ electronic flight bags are vulnerable to cyberattack, company finds.