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Emirates wins three Passenger Choice Awards at APEX Asia
A passenger using a laptop in flight. Image: Emirates. Emirates received three Regional Passenger Choice Awards for Best Inflight Wi-Fi in the Middle East, Best Entertainment in the Middle East, and...
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AIX: Thales regional Ka-band IFC solution at final testing stage
Dominique Giannoni, CEO Thales InFlyt Experience At a press conference at AIX Hamburg, Dominique Giannoni, CEO Thales InFlyt Experience, said that its regional Ka-band inflight connectivity solution...
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Hughes Jupiter infrastructure in place for Thales FlyLive
Hughes is gearing up to support Thales in the launch of its FlyLive regional Ka-band inflight connectivity solution for North America. David Shiff, VP of Enterprise Sales for Hughes, said: “Our...
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Spirit Airlines to install Thales FlyLive Ka-band connectivity
A Spirit Airlines Airbus A319. Image: Spirit Airlines. Guests on Spirit Airlines will soon be able to watch, stream, surf and text from 30,000 feet after signing an agreement to install Thales’...
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Philippe Carette becomes CEO of Thales InFlyt Experience
Philippe Carette, CEO Thales InFlyt Experience Thales has appointed Philippe Carette as Chief Executive Officer to lead its InFlyt Experience business. Gil Michielin, Thales Avionics Executive...
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APEX: Spirit Airlines progressing work on Thales FlytLIVE
A Spirit Airlines Airbus A319. Image: Spirit Airlines. Spirit Airlines says it is gearing up for the certification and testing phase of its new wireless inflight connectivity being provided by Thales...
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APEX: American Airlines selects Thales for AVANT IFE
Philippe Carette, CEO, Thales InFlyt Experience. American Airlines has chosen Thales AVANT IFE for its future fleet of Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners. The first of these next 22 Dreamliners will enter...
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Aireon and Thales validating space-based ADS-B data
Aireon and Thales have officially begun the testing and validation of the Aireon space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) data. The the start of data validation marks a major...
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Thales, SES and Hughes announce agreements for FlytLIVE
Thales FlytLIVE with SES satellites.Thales, SES. and Hughes Network Systems have announced a set of strategic agreements to enhance the delivery of FlytLIVE, Thales’ inflight connectivity solution....
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AIX: Thales/SES unveil new satellite functionality for FlytLive
Thales FlytLIVE with the new SES satellite.SES and Thales Alenia Space have outlined how new functionality aboard the upcoming SES-17h satellite will offer greater efficiency and flexibility for...
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Thales granted license for inflight connectivity over Ka-band
Dominique Giannoni, CEO Thales InFlyt ExperienceThe U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted Thales a blanket license authorisation for its airborne terminals to communicate with the...
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Panel debates which inflight connectivity model is best
A passenger using a laptop and inflight connectivity. Image: Emirates.The age-old question of whether it is better to go with an inflight connectivity provider that operates its own satellites, or...
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APEX: Thales says the aircraft is changing into a digital platform
Dominique Giannoni, CEO Thales InFlyt ExperienceSpeaking at the Apex Expo, Dominique Giannoni, CEO Thales InFlyt Experience, said: “We are on the brink of a new era for inflight entertainment and...
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Yahsat inflight connectivity tested at Dubai airshow
Stephan Keil, Etihad Airways Engineering (left) and Salim Al Alawi, Yahsat, aboard the Etihad Engineering Airbus A320 flying testbed.Yahsat and Etihad Airways Engineering are working on gaining...
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Emirates partners with Thales for Inmarsat GX on 777X
An Emirates’ Boeing 777X aircraft.Emirates and Thales have signed an agreement to equip the airline’s Boeing 777X fleet with next-generation broadband inflight connectivity using the Inmarsat GX...
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Thales to prepare HNA Group aircraft for Ka-band connectivity
Dominique Giannoni, CEO Thales InFlyt ExperienceThales is to equip the subsidiary airlines of HNA Group with its latest in-flight entertainment (IFE) system and prepare for Ka-band connectivity on its...
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Inflight connectivity features in Crystal Cabin Awards shortlist
A number of inflight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) innovations feature in the shortlist for the 2018 Crystal Cabin Awards. A total of 91 innovative concepts from 18 countries made it onto the...
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AIME event underlines importance of Middle East market
Gurpreet Sidhu and Neale Faulkner from the Inmarsat Aviation Middle East team collect the ‘Connectivity Enablement’ award in Dubai.This week’s Aircraft Interiors Middle East (AIME) in Dubai highlighted...
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