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Indonesian low-cost airline Citilink, a subsidiary of national airline Garuda, is to deploy Inmarsat’s GX Aviation in-flight broadband solution on its fleet of 50 Airbus A320 aircraft. Installations are expected…

Saudi Arabia’s Taqnia Space (TSC) has signed a multi-year contract with Eutelsat for additional capacity to expand in-flight connectivity services. The agreement includes incremental multi-transponder wide-beam capacity on the EUTELSAT…

Philippe Carette is to succeed Dominique Giannoni as chief executive officer to lead the InFlyt Experience business. Giannoni managed the successful growth of Thales InFlyt Experience during a five-year period…

Rockwell Collins has become the newest Iridium Certus service provider for the aviation industry. In addition to being a service provider, Rockwell Collins is also a value added manufacturer (VAM)…

Intelsat has joined the Seamless Air Alliance, a consortium dedicated to the development and promotion of standards to facilitate a better, more seamless, in-flight connectivity experience for passengers. “When boarding…

Arralis has released its low profile Ka band phased array antenna into the commercial aircraft market. According to Arralis its compact, lightweight and aerodynamic Ka band phased array antennas, need…

CellPointMobile has partnered with SaudiGulf Airlines to develop and launch the airline’s first mobile app to support booking. As part of the launch, CellPoint Mobile enables payments through SADAD, the…

VT iDirect, a company of VT Systems has been selected by Inmarsat to provide the ground infrastructure for Inmarsat’s fifth Global Xpress (GX-5) high-speed, broadband communications satellite. The iDirect Velocity…

Finnair has launched a new high-speed internet service on its narrow-body Airbus fleet on European flights, giving passengers gate-to-gate connectivity. The airline already provides internet connection on all its long-haul…