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European Aviation Network (EAN) test flights completed in UK
An LTE ground station for the EAN. Image: Deutsche Telekom. Inmarsat and Deutsche Telekom, together with technology partners Nokia and Thales, have successfully conducted a programme of test flights of...
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What does 2017 have in store for inflight connectivity?
Last year will be remembered for a number of key milestones in the inflight connectivity sector. But 2017 should go down as a year of consolidation for many new technologies. Inmarsat had the “soft...
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Inflight connectivity – what can we expect in 2016?
The inflight connectivity market each year is never dull and 2016 should be no exception. But what can we expect in terms of news in 2016? “Get Connected’s” Steve Nichols takes a look. It has been a...
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SES reports 2016 revenue of €2bn, up 2.7% on previous year
An artist’s impression of the SES-12 satellite. SES has released its 2016 results, showing a reported revenue of €2,068.8 million, up 2.7% over the previous year. This has been helped by its growing...
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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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Singapore selects Thales Ka-band connectivity for A350 XWBs
Dominique Giannoni, Thales’ CEO, Inflight Entertainment and Connectivity, at Farnborough 2014. Thales has been selected to equip Singapore Airlines’ Airbus A350 XWBs with its AVANT IFE system and...
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Thales granted license for inflight connectivity over Ka-band
Dominique Giannoni, CEO Thales InFlyt Experience The 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 Experience Speaking 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 Experience Thales 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...
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APEXEXPO: Emirates 777X to need ‘gold standard’ connectivity
An Emirates’ Boeing 777X aircraft. Emirates has chosen Thales for the IFE (but has not yet decided who will supply the inflight connectivity) on its fleet of new Boeing 777Xs. Deliveries of the 150...
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APEXEXPO: SES bullish about inflight connectivity market
Thales FlytLIVE with the new SES satellite. SES says it is confident about the future, given that it has satellites in the Geostationary (GEO) and medium-Earth (MEO) orbit sectors. Its GEO capacity...
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Thales announces major UK investment in comms technology
Thales has announced a major investment in next-generation aircraft communications technology with the commitment to a jointly-funded £20 million research project. The project is in partnership with...
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European Aviation Network (EAN) test flights completed in UK
An LTE ground station for the EAN. Image: Deutsche Telekom. Inmarsat and Deutsche Telekom, together with technology partners Nokia and Thales, have successfully conducted a programme of test flights of...
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